EXPRESSING OPINION

In my opinion, …

I personally believe that…

I guess… / I reckon… / I suppose…

It seems to me that…

I am of the opinion that…

As far as I know, …

I'd like to point out that…

In my experience…

It’s just my opinion, but….

If you ask, I’d say that…

Personally, I think that…

The way I see it,…

I’ve always thought that …

To the best of my knowledge, …

As far as I'm concerned,

I fully support/back (sb/sth)

To my mind,….

From my point of view,…

I’m fairly confident that …

I’d definitely say that …

EXPRESSING GENRAL OPINIONS

It is sometimes argued that…

It is commonly believed that…

Many claim that…

People often say that…

Some would argue that…

There is no evidence suggesting…

The supporters of… claim that…

There can be little doubt that…

Everyone says/claims that…

The proponents of… claim that…

Few would deny that…

No one would dispute the…
…claim/idea/notion that…

The opponents of… claim that…

One can hardly (dis)agree with….

The generally held view is that…

It goes without saying that….

Everyone knows by now that…

WITHDRAWING FROM A DISCUSSION

I'm not really

comfortable talking about…

I'm not sure this is the

right time / place to discuss …

I'd rather not discuss my (my political beliefs)

I’d rather not say anything about…

You have no right to ask me about….

I have no opinion on the matters of…

PARTIAL AGREEMENT through SENTENCE ADVERBS

Nonetheless

There’s not that much difference between them, nonetheless, I’d go for the 1st one.

Nevertheless
However,

The company does make profit right now, however, it’s future is still in doubt.

While...

While the proposal has some strong points, it would be too costly.

That being said,

She is quite talented; that being said, there are better candidates.

Having said that,
Although,

Although the movie was quite lengthy, I’d like to watch it again.

Despite,

Despite being quite lengthy, the movie was quite enjoyable.

Still

There are some cases in which this holds true, still, I remain unconvinced.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING OPINION, AGREEMENT

and DISAGREEMENT

AGREEMENT

PARTIAL AGREEMENT

DISAGREEMENT

I strongly support the idea of...

I’m in two minds about that. On the
one hand…. but on the other…

I am firmly against…

I strongly support the claim that…

I strongly disapprove of…

That's a good point.

I partially agree with….

I'm afraid I have to disagree.

I couldn't agree more.

I agree, but only….
….up to a point
….up to a certain extent
….in certain respects

I'm not so sure about that.

That’s exactly what I think.

I can’t even imagine…

I agree with you entirely.
I am in complete agreement with….

To be honest , I…

I’m absolutely certain that …

I’m not entirely convinced by…
(the claim/argument that…)

The idea that… is:
- ridiculous/ ludicrous / laughable

Oh yes, definitely.
You’re absolutely right.

Admittedly, (he is wealthy), but…
(I still wouldn’t date him)

Well said! / My thoughts exactly!

Frankly speaking, ….

I wouldn’t go as far as to say that…