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Here’s my reply…  \n“I need to say something now.”  \nI’m sorry to interrupt, but you’ve misunderstood our point.  \nExcuse me, but that’s not quite correct.  \nSorry, Ijust have to disagree with your point.  \nLet me just respond to that, please.  \nForgive me for interrupting, but I must respond to that.  \nHold on a moment, that’s not correct.  \nIf you would allow me to add a comment here...  \nIf you don’t mind, I’d like to take issue with what you just said.  \n“You haven’t replied yet.”  \nThe other side will have to explain why.... otherwise we win that point.  \nWe said that…but the other side has not replied to our point.  \nI’d like to focus on two points that the other side has failed to address.  \nThere are two points that we have succeeded in establishing…  \nI want to call your attention to an important point that our opponents have not addressed yet.  \nI’d like to point out that there are two issues our opponents have failed to dispute, namely…  \nI must stress again that our point has not been refuted by the other side. Our opponents have still not addressed the question we raised a moment ago Notice that the other side has not addressed our main point.  \n“Well, I think that…”  \nThe first point I would like to raise is this…  \nOur position is the following…  \nHere’s the main point I want to raise…  \nI’d like to deal with two points here. The first is…  \nThe other side has failed to answer our point about Let mejust restate my position. Just to be clear, here is what I mean…  \n“So finally, we…”  \nTo sum up, here are the main points our opponents have not addressed…  \nWe pointed out that…  \nOur opponents have claimed that…  \nTo recap the main points…  \nLet’s sum up where we stand in this debate.  \nLet me summarize our position in this debate.  \nIn summary, we want to point out that…  \nLet’s see which arguments are still standing.  \nLet’s take stock of where we are in this debate.","cbCaianp28aHyjgn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaianp28aHyjgn","pdf",121139,"English","# Formal debate vocabulary phrases\n## Listening and acknowledging\n## Responding and interrupting\n## Disagreeing and correcting\n## Stating positions and raising points\n## Summarizing and concluding","[{\"question\":\"How can the phrases help you respond politely in a debate?\",\"answer\":\"They provide formulas for replying to the other side, transitioning into your response, and clarifying what you mean, including “Here’s my reply” and “Just to be clear, here is what I mean.”\"},{\"question\":\"What expressions are included for disagreeing or correcting misunderstandings?\",\"answer\":\"The list includes polite disagreement and correction patterns such as “I’m afraid I can’t quite agree,” “Excuse me, but that’s not quite correct,” and “I’m sorry to interrupt, but you’ve misunderstood.”\"},{\"question\":\"How does the collection support concluding and summarizing a debate?\",\"answer\":\"It includes closing structures like “To sum up,” “To recap the main points,” “Let’s sum up where we stand,” and “Let me summarize our position in this debate.”\"}]","Debate and Discussion - Formal Debate Vocabulary Phrases - Jolanta Pupstiene | PDF",1790630252]