Useful formulations

From Collectivate Course Wikis

• the author/authores suggest ..

• so and so suggests ..

• the author implies .. argues .. compares ..

posits .. makes evident .. refers, considers, proves .. indicates .. surmises .. provides

• evident .. summarizes .. ascertains .. explores

.. develops .. exposes .. alludes to ..

• it has long been known that ..

• after extensive analysis ..

• it can be argued that ..

• there is evidence that suggests ..

• it could be asserted that ..

• is reminiscent of .. another theory

• for example

• according to ..

• it assures that ..

• for the purpose of elucidation .. / more elaborate debate ..

• the following agenda assumes that ..

• the above agenda assumes that ..

• irrespective of ..

• this can be exemplified by ..

• in so and so´s critic . .. rather than so and so says ..

• thus, .. (instead of so .. therefore Hope this helps ..)

• in conclusion ( in final paragraph ..)

• in affirmation the author suggests .. / the author affirms ..

adjectives to use / better than first person:

• novel .. (instead of new)

• maybe, perhaps, could lead to a novel idea .... (instead of is ..)

• as far as the author knows ...

• from the research the author has concluded ..

• this research has served to open up ..

• consequently ..

• point the reader to ..

• this analysis points/ could guide the reader to ..