✅ Formula 27: Agreeing and Disagreeing
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- Use agreement expressions.
I wholeheartedly agree!
I couldn’t agree more!
I totally agree with you!
Look at this list of similar agreement expressions:
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly.
I completely agree.
Sure, I too believe that’s true/ the case.
Yes, I share the same opinion. - Use total and partial disagreement expressions.
l can agree with you to a point, but…
I can see your point, but …
I can agree to some extent, but have you considered …
Partial disagreement
If you don’t agree with what the interviewer says, it’s polite to say that you can understand the other person’s opinion but you don’t agree with it.
Look at this list of partial disagreement expressions:
I can see your point, but …
I can see what you’re saying, but …
I agree up to a point, but …
I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t really agree because …
OK, but have you considered …
Some may hold that opinion, but I’m afraid I disagree because …
Total disagreement
It’s also very useful to be able to express total or strong disagreement when you want to be assertive -without, however, sounding rude. When you do this, it’s even more important to give good reasons why you do not agree.
Look at these total disagreement expressions:
I absolutely disagree because …
I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with that because …
I can’t possibly agree with that because …
I can’t share your opinion on this issue, to be honest, because … - Use cause and effect logic to support your opinion.
I can’t possibly agree because if we do X, then Y might happen.
I’m sorry but I absolutely disagree. If people continue to do X, then it could be very bad
for society
Look at a few more examples of cause and effect logic supporting opinions:
| I can’t agree with that | because if we don’t take care of the natural environment, then we’ll regret it in the future. |
| I completely agree that sports players’ salaries should be reduced | because sports are ruined when there is too much money involved and teams start to resemble businesses. |
| I absolutely disagree with you | for if we don’t invest in alternative energy, the pollution will reach a dangerous level. |
| I can’t possibly agree that we should give children ‘more holidays | as it will have a detrimental effect on their studies. |
| I agree with you to a point | since I think it is unfair that some people can’t go to university just because they can’t afford it, but then again the country can’t pay for everyone to go as we’d run out of money. |
| I really don’t agree that women should always stay home and look after the children | because today women also have the right to earn money for the family. |
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