1. Expressing Your Opinion
American Pragmatics and Culture
Spring 2012
Ms. Candice Quiñones

2. Expressing Opinion
Opinion- how an individual feels about something.
*Note: An opinion may contain or be based on facts, but an opinion
should never be stated as a fact.

3. Expressing Personal
Opinions
• Start with a phrase like:
• In my experience…
• As far as I'm concerned…
• Speaking for myself…
• In my opinion…
• Personally, I think…
• I'd say that…
• I'd suggest that…
• I'd like to point out that…
• I believe that…
• What I mean is…
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Opinions.htm

4. Expressing Personal
Opinions
• State your opinion
• Ex. “I think that the library should be open longer.”
• Then, provide reasons and evidence to support your
opinion.
• Examples:
• “It closes at 8 pm, and I am usually studying until 10
pm, which means I have to find a new place to go.”
• “It is inconvenient to have to interrupt my studying.”

5. Expressing General Opinion
• To express general points of view, start with:
• It is thought that...
• Some people say that...
• It is considered...
• It is generally accepted that...
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Opinions.htm

6. Expressing General Opinion
• Then, make the opinion clear, in statement form.
• Ex. “Many people say that he is a bad leader.”
• Then, provide reasons and details to support the
opinion.
• Examples:
• “He is a poor public speaker.”
• “He has made our relationships worse, not better.”

7. Responding To Opinion
• You can agree or disagree.

8. Agreeing with an Opinion
• Of course. • I'd go along with that.
• You're absolutely right. • That's true.
• Yes, I agree. • Neither do I.
• I think so too. • I agree with you entirely.
• That's a good point. • That's just what I was
thinking.
• Exactly.
• I couldn't agree more.
• I don't think so either.
• So do I.
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Opinions.htm

9. Disagreeing with an Opinion
• That's different. at all.
• I don't agree with you. • I'm afraid I have to
disagree.
• However…
• I'm not so sure about
• That's not entirely true. that.
• On the contrary… • I must take issue with
• I'm sorry to disagree with you on that.
you, but… • It's unjustifiable to say
• Yes, but don't you that...
think…
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Opinions.htm
• That's not the same thing

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