Discursive Writing (advantages-disadvantages)

1. How to make a point or express an opinion or reason.

• First of all ……………………
• One advantage of (……………) is ……………
• One disadvantage of (……………….) is ………………
• Another point in favour of (…………….) is ………………….
• Another point against (……………….) is ………………..

Disadvantage

• A further argument in favour is ……………….
• A further argument against is ………………..
• One other advantage is ………………….
• One other disadvantage is ………………….
• The biggest advantage is ………………….
• The biggest disadvantage is ………………….
• One objection to this argument is ………………….
• This not always the case (means ‘not always true’)
• Take for instance …………………..(means ‘here is an example’)
• In my opinion ………………….
• I think (…………………..) …………………. should (………………….)
• If (………………..) ……………………. then ………………………
• It’s important / true / necessary to remember / point out that …………..
• It’s worth remembering that ……………………..
• Bearing this in mind, I think ………………. (means ‘remembering what I’ve just said’)
• To sum up, I would say that ……………….
• On balance, I would say that ………………. 

• 2.  How to link the points or opinions or reasons together.

• On the one hand …………………………. on the other hand (used to introduce an important point).
• But ………………
• In contrast ……………….
• Besides …………………. (used to add one point, advantage to another)
• Moreover …………………(used to add one point to another)
• Whereas: while …………….. (used to link two opposing ideas on the same subject)
• However …………………… (used at the beginning of the final sentence of a dramatic incident and means ‘but’
• Although ………………… (used to join a positive idea to a negative one or vice verca )
• In spite of / despite …………….. (used to join positive and negative ideas together)