Speaking and Writing: giving opinions

al parecer, por lo visto

apparently, seemingly

tener un don (para)

to have a talent for

si me dan a elegir

If given the choice

obviamente en un tema candente

obviously this is a fiery topic

por difícil que sea

as hard as it may be

lo inquietante del asunto es que

The worrying thing about this issue is that

según se dice la tarjeta

according to what the card says

esto parece indicar que

this seems to indicate that

a mi parecer

The way I see it

Estimo que

I reckon that

Desde mi perspectiva

from my perspective

según mi entendimiento

according to my understanding

Bajo mi punto de vista

from my point of view

desde mi óptica

from my point of view