IELTS essay vocabulary

Expressing personal opinions:

In my opinion, …
Personally, I think that …
It seems to me that ...
I must admit that …
I believe/suppose that ...
I cannot deny that …
As I see it, …
As far as I'm concerned, …
I would argue that ...
I'd like to point out that …
In my experience, ...

✅Very strong opinions:

I am sure that …
I am convinced that ...
I am certain that ...
Example: I would argue that computers are rather beneficial for kids.

🔺Proving your arguments

to attest, ...
to prove, ...
this (fact) is attested/proven by ...
this (fact) is evidenced by ...
this (fact) is testified by ...
this (fact) is endorsed/supported by...
this (evidence) establishes that ...
Example: Consuming moderate amounts of sweets can be good for health. This is evidenced by a number of cases when people improved their health conditions by eating chocolate.

📍Expressing general point of view:

It is (generally) claimed that …
It is (generally) said that …
It is (generally) thought that ...
It is (generally) considered that ...
A common opinion is that ...
A popular belief is that ...
Example: It is considered that rigorous diets are very unhealthy.