Transition Words and Functions

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards mapping common transition words and phrases to their rhetorical functions as described in the lecture notes.

Also

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And

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Furthermore

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In addition

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Moreover

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For example

give an example

For instance

give an example

Specifically

give an example

Effectively

define or clarify

Essentially

define or clarify

In other words

define or clarify

That is

define or clarify

In fact

emphasize

Indeed

emphasize

Likewise

compare

Similarly

compare

Previously

show sequence/order

Subsequently

show sequence/order

Finally

show sequence/order

While (Sequence)

show sequence/order

Ultimately

show sequence/order

Accordingly

cause and effect

As a result

cause and effect

As such

cause and effect

Because

cause and effect

Consequently

cause and effect

For

cause and effect

Hence

cause and effect

Since

cause and effect

So

cause and effect

Thus

cause and effect

Therefore

cause and effect

To this end

cause and effect

Alternately

contradict/contrast

Alternatively

contradict/contrast

Although

contradict/contrast

But

contradict/contrast

Conversely

contradict/contrast

Despite / In spite of

contradict/contrast

Even so

contradict/contrast

Even though

contradict/contrast

However

contradict/contrast

In any case

contradict/contrast

In contrast

contradict/contrast

Instead

contradict/contrast

Meanwhile

contradict/contrast

Nevertheless

contradict/contrast

Nonetheless

contradict/contrast

On the contrary

contradict/contrast

On the other hand

contradict/contrast

Otherwise

contradict/contrast

Rather

contradict/contrast

Regardless

contradict/contrast

Still

contradict/contrast

Whereas

contradict/contrast

While (Contrast)

contradict/contrast

Yet

contradict/contrast

Granted

contradict/contrast