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10 Cards in this Set
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Argue |
Along similar lines, [X] argues that ___. There seems to be no compelling reason to argue that ___. As a rebuttal to this point, it might be (convincingly) argued that ___. There are [three] main arguments that can be advanced to support ___. The underlying argument in favor of / against [X] is that ___. [X]’s argument in favor of / against [Y] runs as follows: ___. |
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Claim |
In this [paper], I put forward the claim that ___. [X] develops the claim that ___. There is ample / growing support for the claim that ___. [X]’s findings lend support to the claim that ___.e. Taking a middle-ground position, [X] claims that ___. |
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Data |
The data gathered in the [pilot study] suggests / suggest that ___. The data appears / appear to suggest that ___. The data yielded by this [study] provides strong / convincing evidence that ___. (yielded = generated) A closer look at the data indicates that ___. The data generated by [X] is / are reported in [table 1]. The aim of this [section] is to generalize beyond the data and ___. |
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Database |
[X] has fostered debate on ___. (fostered = encouraged) There has been an inconclusive debate about whether ___. The question of whether ___ has caused much debate in [our profession] [over the years]. (Much of) the current debate revolves around ___. |
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Discussion |
In this section / chapter, the discussion will point to ___. The foregoing discussion implies that ___. (foregoing = that came before) For the sake of discussion, I would like to argue that ___. In this study, the question under discussion is ___. In this paper, the discussion centers on ___. [X] lies at the heart of the discussion on ___. |
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Evidence |
The available evidence seems to suggest that ___ / point to ___. On the basis of the evidence currently available, it seems fair to suggest that ___. There is overwhelming evidence corroborating the notion that ___. (corroborating = confirming) Further evidence supporting / against [X] may lie in the findings of [Y], who ___. These results provide confirmatory evidence that ___. |
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Ground |
I will now summarize the ground covered in this [chapter] by ___. On logical grounds, there is no compelling reason to argue that ___. [X] takes a middle-ground position on [Y] and argues that ___. On these grounds, we can argue that ___. [X]’s views are grounded on the assumption that ___. |
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Issue |
This study is an attempt to address the issue of ___. In the present study, the issue under scrutiny is ___. The issue of whether ___ is clouded by the fact that ___. (clouded = made less clear)d. To portray the issue in [X]’s terms, ___. Given the centrality of this issue to [my claim], I will now ___. This [chapter] is concerned with the issue of [how/whether/what] ___. |
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Literature |
[X] is prominent in the literature on [Y]. There is a rapidly growing literature on [X], which indicates that ___. The literature shows no consensus on [X], which means that ___. The (current) literature on [X] abounds with examples of ___. |
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Premise |
The main theoretical premise behind [X] is that ___. [X] and [Y] share an important premise: ___. [X] is premised on the assumption that ___. The basic premises of [X]’s theory / argument are ___. The arguments against [X]’s premise rest on [four] assumptions: ___. |
