So the question arises whether

Introduction
It is often claimed that …
It is a commonplace that …
… So the question arises whether …
It is a well-known fact that …
It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that …
According to the latest statistics …
Main part
Structuring Arguments
Firstly... secondly... finally...
First of all / To begin with I would like to...
In addition / Moreover / Besides / Furthermore...
Another significant advantage is...
This brings us to the question whether...
But above all one must not forget that...
Personal opinion
In my opinion / To my mind you can say that...
It seems to me that this is not the solution to...
The way I see it / In my view we should keep in mind that …
I am (absolutely) convinced that...
I maintain that...
Personal attitude
Obviously / Doubtless it is wrong to say that...
Funnily enough / Strangely a lot of people think that...
Fortunately / Luckily this is not the only argument against...
Unfortunately / Regrettably he fails to acknowledge that...
Frankly / Generally speaking his propo­sals are stupid.
Comparisons
Compared with the situation ten years ago …
In comparison with the US …
There is a fundamental difference between … and …
On the one hand... on the other hand …
Expressing contrast
We must not forget, however, that...
All the same / Nevertheless, it is wrong to say that...
In spite of / Despite all those arguments...
Contrary to / In contrast to / Unlike the writer I think...
It is true that... but it is definitely wrong to say that...
Giving an example
Let us consider, for instance, …
… is a striking example of …
This incident serves to illustrate …
Expressing doubt
It is doubtful / questionable whether …
It remains to be seen whether …
I have a few reservations about the book.
It is by no means certain that …
Disagreeing
I find it hard to believe that …
Her claim lacks credibility.
I remain unconvinced by his statement.
It is completely / totally / absolutely wrong to believe that...
He is thoroughly / entirely wrong when he claims...
The author is terribly / greatly mistaken when he says that …
His theory is totally inaccurate.
Logical consequence
So / Therefore / That is why we cannot simply assumethat...
From all this it follows that...
The logical conclusion from all this is that …
Conclusion
To conclude / In conclusion you can safely say that...
All in all I therefore reject the view that...
To sum up I am seriously opposed to the writer’s position that...
Weighing the pros and cons one comes to the conclusion that...

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