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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