What are discussion gambits?

A discussion gambit is a lexical chunk that helps indicate your thoughts to other people in a discussion.  They are fixed expressions that help us politely introduce our ideas in a meeting or conversation, or respond to the ideas of others.  

Examples

  • There are many ways of introducing your own thoughts to a meeting
  • Giving Opinions - As far as I’m concerned, ...  In my opinion, ...  The way I see it, ...

Giving Opinions

These gambits help you politely introduce your own ideas to a discussion

  • It seems to me that ...
  • Well, in my opinion, ...
  • To bring up another point, ...
  • I’d also like to point out that ...
  • As I see it, ...
  • As far as I’m concerned, ...
  • It is my considered opinion that ...
  • There’s no doubt in my mind that ...

Agreement


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