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Here's a list of 50 useful sentences for excellent academic writing.

It will take 5 minutes to add these to your dissertation:

Argue

a. Along similar lines, [X] argues that ___.
b. There seems to be no compelling reason to argue that ___.
c. There are [three] main arguments that can be advanced to support ___.
d. [X]’s argument in favor of / against [Y] runs as follows: ___.

Data

a. The data appears to suggest that ___.
b. The data yielded by this [study] provide strong / convincing evidence that ___.
c. A closer look at the data indicates that ___.
d. The data generated by [X] are reported in [table 1].
e. The aim of this [section] is to ___.

Debate

a. [X] has encouraged debate on ___.
b. There has been an inconclusive debate about whether ___.
c. The question of whether ___ has caused much debate in [our profession] [over the years].
d. (Much of) the current debate revolves around ___.

Discussion

a. In this section / chapter, the discussion will point to ___.
b. For the sake of discussion, I would like to argue that ___.
c. In this study, the question under discussion is ___.
d. [X] lies at the heart of the discussion on ___.

Evidence

a. The available evidence seems to suggest that ___.
b. On the basis of the evidence available, it seems fair to suggest that ___.
c. There is overwhelming evidence for the notion that ___.
d. Further evidence supporting / against [X] may lie in the findings of [Y] ___.

Issue

a. This study is an attempt to address the issue of ___.
b. The issue of whether ___ is clouded by the fact that ___.
c. Given the centrality of this issue to [my claim], I will now ___.
d. This [chapter] is concerned with the issue of [how/whether/what] ___.

Literature

a. [X] is prominent in the literature on [Y].
b. There is a rapidly growing literature on [X], which indicates that ___.
c. The literature shows no consensus on [X], which means that ___.
d. The (current) literature on [X] abounds with examples of ___.

Premise

a. The main theoretical premise behind [X] is that ___.
b. [X] and [Y] share an important premise: ___.
c. [X] is premised on the assumption that ___.
d. The basic premises of [X]’s theory / argument are ___.

Research Pt.1

a.This study draws on research conducted by ___.
b. In the last [X] years, [educational] research has provided ample support for the assertion that ___.
c. Current research appears / seems to validate the view that ___.

Research Pt2.

e. Research into ___ does not support the view that ___.
e. Further research in this area may include ___ .
f. Evidence for [X] is borne out by research that shows ___.
g. There is insufficient research on / into ___ to draw any firm conclusions about / on ___.

View Pt.1

a. The consensus view seems to be that ___.
b. [X] propounds the view that ___.
c. Current research (does not) appear(s) to validate such a view.
d. There have been dissenters to the view that ___.
e. [X] puts forward the view that ___.

View Pt.2

f. The answer to [X] / The difference between [X] and [Y] is not as clear-cut as popular views might suggest.
g. The view that _____ is in line with [common sense].
h. [X]’s views rest on the assumption that ___.

You can get more of this from the Manchester Academic Phrasebank.

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