OPINION ESSAYS

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Opinion Essay Outline

Example:

An introduction. Write a thesis statement and the reasons that support your opinion.
Give your readers a hook to engage them with the topic
The main body. Break it into several paragraphs where you provide arguments and
supporting examples, statements, and facts.
A conclusion. When ending a paper, restate the main thesis and summarize the central
points of the essay.

Sentence Starters for Your Opinion Essay

As far as I am concerned, …
I am (not) convinced that …
In my opinion/view …
My opinion is that …
I (firmly)believe that …
I (definitely) feel/think that …
I am inclined to believe that …
Personally, I believe that…
It is clear that…
It seems to me that…
In my mind…
 As I see it…
My principal reason is…
Another reason is…
It is widely known that…
It could be argued that…
The well-known fact is…
Research has shown that…
For instance/for example…
This suggests that…
It would seem that…
This proves that…
This supports the …
Even though / Although…
In contrast…
Despite the fact that…
In spite of…
In order to…
To sum up…
In conclusion…

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