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in other words; rather; or; better; in that case is to

put it (more) simply


in view of this; with this in mind
is to look at this another way
Putting the
same idea in a
diferent
way
rst(ly); second(ly); third(ly) is another; yet another;
in addition; nally to begin with; in the second place
moreover; additionally; also; next; then
and to conclude; lastly; nally
Writing
in lists
Adding
more
to a point
already
made
also; moreover; furthermore; again; further; what is more; then;
in addition; besides; above all; too; as well (as)
either; neither nor; not only but also; similarly; corresponding
in the same way; indeed; in fact; really; in reality, it is found that
as for; as to; with respect to; regarding
therefore; accordingly; as a result
so, (then,) it can be seen that
the result is; the consequence is
resulting from this; consequently; now
we can see, then, that; it is evident that
because of this; thus; hence; for this reason;
owing to x; this suggests that; it follows that
in other words; otherwise in that case; that implies
Showing the
results
of something
therefore; so, my conclusion is
in short; in conclusion; to conclude; in all; on the whole
to summarise; to sum up briey; in brief; altogether;
overall; thus; thus we can see that
h
o
w
ever; n
o
n
eth
eless; in
th
e
n
al an
alysis; d
esp
ite x;
n
o
tw
ith
stan
d
in
g
x; in
sp
ite o
f x w
h
ile x w
ay b
e tru
e,
n
o
n
eth
eless; alth
o
u
g
h
; th
o
u
g
h
; after all; at th
e sam
e tim
e;
o
n
th
e o
th
er h
an
d
; all th
e sam
e; even
if x is tru
e;
alth
o
u
g
h
x m
ay h
ave a g
o
o
d
p
o
in
t
by contrast; another way of viewing this is; alternatively
again; rather; one alternative is; another possibility is
on the one hand ... on the other hand; conversely
in com
parison; on the contrary; in fact; though; although
that is to say; in other w
ords; for exam
ple; for instance;
nam
ely; an exam
ple of this is; and; as follow
s;
as in the follow
ing exam
ples; such as; including
especially; particularly; in particular; notably;
chiey; m
ainly; m
ostly
Sum
m
ing up
or conclud
ing
Introducing an
alternative
viewpoint
R
e
tu
rn
in
g
to
e
m
p
h
a
sise
yo
u
r e
a
rlie
r
v
ie
w
p
o
in
t
Introducing
examples
SIGNPOST WORDS HELP POINT THE READER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS WHILST MAKING CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN IDEAS, ARGUMENTS AND ALSO OFFERING ALTERNATIVE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS
SIGNPOST WORDS
edenskills
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Adapted from Stella Cottrells Study Skills Hand Book
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