{"id":302,"date":"2021-08-01T10:14:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T10:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroe-effectivecomm\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=302"},"modified":"2021-08-14T08:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T08:23:32","slug":"vocabulary-for-debates-and-discussions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-monroe-effectivecomm\/chapter\/vocabulary-for-debates-and-discussions\/","title":{"raw":"Vocabulary for Debates and Discussions","rendered":"Vocabulary for Debates and Discussions"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>When you want to State an opinion:<\/h1>\r\n<h2>INFORMAL<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">In my opinion__________<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">I think that _____________<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">I feel that ______________<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">I believe 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