Clarity & Precision
...means....
An example of .... is ....
Accuracy
The evidence for .... is ...
I know this is true because ....
Depth
To explain that further ...
... is similar to or connected to ...
... is different or distinct from ...
If .... is true, that tells us ...
Flexibility, Breadth & Creativity
Maybe ....
A different idea is ....
How about ....
A new idea is ...
A different way of looking at this is ....
What if ....?
Reasoning
.... because ....
A reason for that is ....
A reason against that is ....
A conclusion we can draw from that is ....
Questioning
A question we could ask is ....
I wonder ....
Relevance & Importance
The most important point is ...
... is relevant because ....
... helps us because ....
Fairness
What they might really mean is ....
We haven't considered ....
We might be making a mistake thinking .... because ....
Thinking Together
Is what you mean ...?
Building on that idea you could say ....
Agreeing with that idea you could say ....
Challenging that idea you could say ...
Thinking Progress
I now understand .... because ....
I have figured out .... because ....
.... now makes sense because ....
I am more confused about .... because ....
We now need to work on ....
Reflection
We were trying to ....
.... went well, because ....
.... didn't go so well, because ....
We could improve on ...., because ....
.... will help us here, because .....
