Opinion language
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Opinion language:

I believe / think

It strikes me that

As I see it, / In my opinion / To my mind

I feel very strongly that

I’m inclined to believe that

I am absolutely convinced that

I tend to think that

On balance, I’d say that

I would suggest that

I am totally opposed to / in favour of

It seems to me that

Contradicting other people’s opinions:

It’s popularly believed that…, but…

People often claim that…., but

It is often alleged / said that…,but….

People argue that…,but what they don’t realise is..

People think that…,but they couldn’t be further from the truth.

Contrary to popular belief, it is a fact that…

It is usually the case that

People often tend to regard

The reality is that

Giving 1 side:

One argument in favour of this is

In support of

It is true that

Giving the other side:

At the same time

In actual fact

On the other hand

In contrast to

Set / weighed against this is

This  is not to say that

Raising an argument:

Considering / looking at / taking the example of

On the question of

No one would dispute