三、核心句型－开头部分　

1. The arguer may be right about …, but he seems to neglect (fail) to mention (take into account) that fact that…
2. As opposed to (Contrary to) widely (commonly/generally) held (accepted) belief (ideas/views), I believe (argue that…
3. Although many people believe that …, I doubt (wonder) whether the argument bears much analysis (close examination).
4. The advantages of B outweigh any benefit we gained from (carry more weight than those of / are much greater than) A.
5. Although it is commonly (widely / generally) held (felt / accepted / agreed) that …, it is unlikely to be true that…

6. There is an element of truth in this argument (statement), but it ignores a deeper and more basic (important / essential) fact (reason) that…
7. It is true that (True, / To be sure, / Admittedly,)…, but this is not to say (it is unlikely / it doesn’t follow / it doesn’t mean / it won’t be the case) that…
8. The main (obvious / great) problem (flaw / drawback) with (in) this argument (view / remark) is that it is ignorant of (blind to) the basic (bare) fact that …
9. It would be possible (natural / reasonable) to think (believe / take the view) that…, but it would be absurd (wrong) to claim (argue) that …
10. In all the discussion and debate over…, one important (basic) fact is generally overlooked (neglected).

11. There is absolutely (in fact) no (every) reason for us to believe (accept / resist / reject) that…
12. Logical (Valid / Sound) as this argument and I wholeheartedly agree with it, it appears insignificant (absurd) when … is taken into consideration (account).
13. To assume (suggest) that … is far from being proved (to miss the point).
14. A close (careful) inspection (examination / scrutiny) of this argument would reveal how flimsy (groundless / fallacious) it is.
15. On the surface (At first thought), it (this) may seem a sound (an attractive) suggestion (solution / idea), but careful weighing on the mind (on closer analysis / on second thought), we find that…

16. Too much emphasis placed on (attention paid to / importance attached to) … may obscure (overlook / neglect) other facts…
17. The danger (problem / fact / truth / point) is that…
18. What the arguer fails to understand (consider /mention) is that…
19. We don’t have to look very far to see (find out) the truth (validity) of this argument (proposition).
20. However just (logical / sound / valid) this argument may be, it only skims the surface of the problem