Essential Linking Words&Phrases 4 all Purposes

HOW TO....
ADD POINTS
In addition, Besides
What's more, On top of that (informal)
Furthermore, Moreover (formal)
LIST POINTS
First, First of all, To begin with, To start with
Secondly, After this/that
Thirdly, Finally, Lastly, Last but not least
EXPLAIN YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE
In other words,
In fact
This means that indeed
What I mean is (that)
That is to say
To put it another way
This is because
GIVE EXAMPLES
For example
For instance
Personally
Such as
GIVE RESULTS
As a result
In this way
Consequently
By doing this
START A CONCLUSION
To conclude
All in all
In conclusion
To sum up
On the whole
Taking everything into account
Taking all the above into consideration
All things considered
HOW TO....
SPEAK IN FAVOUR OF SOMETHING
sth is advantageous/ beneficial/ preferable/convenient/practical
has considerable advantages/ has a lot to offer
offers a wide range of/ various opportunities
SPEAK AGAINST SOMETHING
sth is dangerous/risky/not recommended
has a negative impact/effect/influence on
has (considerable) disadvantages/ drawbacks
entails/ involves a lot of risk
can be destructive/ detrimental/ harmful to
may have destructive consequences for
(parents) should discourage/ prevent/ forbid
(children) from doing sth
there should be a ban/ prohibition on
people should avoid (doing) sth
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