Giving your own opinion:

 Well, yes, actually I do think that…

 (Speaking) personally…
 For my part/in my view/ in my belief…
 It still seems to me…
 I’m trying to say that…

Asking for your partner’s opinion:

 But don’t you think that..
 Why do you think…
 So what you mean by that is…
 So you are saying that…
 Do you feel the same as…
 What do you feel about…
 If I understand you correctly…

Agreeing with your partner:

 Yes, that’s right
 Yes, all right – you’ve got a point here
 Absolutely
 That’s very true
 Yes, I know exactly what you mean
 I agree with you there

Agreeing with a point:

 You could be right
 I take that point on board

Making an additional point:

 On top of that…
 What’s more…
 Not only that but…

Indicating partial agreement:

 Having said that…
 That’s all very well, but…

Disagreeing or partly disagreeing with your partner:

 I am not entirely sure that I agree with you here
 I just don’t accept…
 Well, even if I go along with that…
 Well, I don’t see it quite like that…
 Let’s not forget…
 That would be great, except…
 Even if that is so…
 That’s probably true, but…
 I am unsure/uncertain/ ambivalent about …
 I am in two minds about…

Giving example
  For instance…
 For one thing…
 To give you an idea…
 Take for example…

Generalising:
- Generally speaking..
- As a rule…
- By and large…
- In my experience…
- In most cases…
- The truth of the matter is…
- On the whole…
- For the most part…

Language of possibility and speculation:

 Well, it looks as if he is probably…
 My guess is that is it…
 I get the impression that…
 On second thought…
 I wouldn’t be surprised if they were…
 I suppose it is just possible that it is…
 It appears…
 Considering…

Moving the discussion from one point to another:

 Why don’t we talk about them in turn?
 Let’s move on…
 That’s as much as we can say about that. What about the next…?
 This one is interesting. What do you think about…?
 Have you any other ideas about this?
 Let’s go back to…

Comparing:
 In the same way/Similarly…
 Whereas…
 Conversely…
 Whilst…
 Though…
 Unlike…
 In contrast…
 Although/even though….
 But then again…
 On the other hand…

Giving yourself time to think:

 That’s a good question…
 Well, let me see…
 How shall I put it …
 Let’s put it this way…
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Introducing an opposite point:

It could be argued that…

It is often suggested that…
Some people would argue…

Describing the opposite view:

It is partly true, but…

Ti a certain limited extent there is some truth in it but…
… it is an oversimplification…
This argument has a certain superficial logic to it, but on closer examination…

Proposing your own view:

It is clear that…
It’s therefore quite wrong…
In real situation …
Ultimately…