Argumentative Essay - Should PE lesson be removed from the curriculum

Para. Section Phrases Content

1 Introduction 簡介 I agree/disagree that …

Background 背景 I am against 反對 that …
Stance 立場 There are two rationales 理由,
namely A, B and C.

2 Reason 1 論點 關於...方面
Example 論據 regarding
Explanation 論述 concerning
about
as for
as to
as regards
with regard to
with respect to
in respect of
as far as xxx is concerned

因果關係
is the primary driving force for
account for
induce
shed light on
reason for which
derived from
for
explain
generate
imbue A with B 使充滿
attribute to

A number of explanations
 have been given for why
Of all the possible causes of
Among all the factors which
have contributed to

has been the biggest factor

have played a major role

3 Reason 2 舉例
Example 論據 For example,
Explanation 論述 For instance,

深入解釋
to put it differently
That is,
In other words
To put it simply
To paraphrase
from this perspective,
having said that
provided that
This is to say
To be more precise,
enunciate 闡明
Concretely

4 Counter-argument 反 Some may say that...

論
Example 論據
Explanation 論述

5 Rebuttal 駁論 The claim 主張 is…

Example 論據 The notion…
The argument…
Explanation 論述
+ preposterous 荒
謬的
+ spurious 站不住腳
的
+ tenuous 站不住腳
的
+ unsettle 動搖 the
existing
convictions 現有
信念

There is a fatal 致命的

flaw 瑕疵 in the
argument.
This seemingly 貌似
unassailable 無懈可擊的
/well-founded/impreg
nable 堅不可摧的
argument is actually
fundamentally flawed
有缺陷的.
The above arguments,
though seem to be of
certain validity 符合邏
輯 at first glance 第一
眼, are in fact totally
unfounded 無事實根據的
when examined
closely 仔細檢查.
It seems plainly
evident 明顯的,
however,
At first sight 第一眼
this appears to be
largely true. But -
upon second thought
再細看 - is even so
much as this true?
Plausible 貌似合理的 as
the argument might
appear, it is
fundamentally
 mistaken.
6 Conclusion 結論 All this unveils 揭
露/reveals/shows/indic
ates/demonstrates 展
示/explains/ accounts
for 解釋 the fact that
+(S.) +(v.) +(O.)
No wonder 難怪 +(S.) +
(v.) +(O.)
It is no/small/little
wonder that +(S.) +(v.) +
(O.)
It comes as no surprise
that
It is therefore
comprehensible 可理
解/conceivable/not
surprising that
by and large,
In short,
In sum,
In summary,
To summarise,
To sum up,
Summing up,
To conclude,
In conclusion,
In the final analysis,
As a last word,
Generally speaking,
Briefly,
Basically,
conflicting/unforeseen/
(in)conclusive/
preliminary/encouraging/
interim result
in broad terms
in general terms
in most respects
come to/draw/reach a
consensus
We can draw the
tentative conclusion that
We take as axiomatic
不證自明的 that
recapitulate
as we have seen
we may draw the following
conclusions
To bring the paper to a
close, I summarise the
main points here:
We may summarize the
findings in a few words:
To put it briefly
State briefly,
On balance, the overall
picture seems to be that
In the final/last analysis,
The final point to stress is
that
In this essay, I have
attempted to
For the most part,
All things considered,