EXPRESSING OPINION

EXPRESSING OPINION

Expressing Opinion Opinion : how an individual feels about something (Ungkapan pendapat merupakan bagaimana seseorang merasakan sesuatu)

(!) Note :  An opinion may contain or be based on facts, but an opinion should never be stated as a fact (Pendapat mungkin berisi atau berdasarkan fakta, tapi sebuah opini tidak harus dinyatakan sebagai fakta)

Stating an opinion

• In my opinion...
• The way I see it...
• If you want my honest opinion....
• According to Lisa...
• As far as I'm concerned...
• If you ask me...

Asking for an opinon

• What's your idea?
• What are your thoughts on all of this?
• How do you feel about that?
• Do you have anything to say about this?
• What do you think?
• Do you agree?
• Wouldn't you say?

Expressing Opinions (Ungkapan Pendapat)

·         I think……

·         I feel……..

·         I believe…….

·         As I see it……..

·         In my opinion…….

·         As far as I'm concerned……

·         My point of view is that…….

·         In my view……..

·         It seems to me that……..

·         I figure that…….

·         From my point of view……

·         I'm of the opinion that...

·         If you ask me...

·         To be (quite) honest/ (Quite) honestly...

Expressing Personal Opinions - Start with a phrase like:

·         In my experience…

·         As far as Im concerned…

·         Speaking for myself…

·          In my opinion…

·         Personally, I think…

·         Id say that…

·         Id suggest that…

·         Id like to point out that…

·          I believe that…

·         What I mean is…

Expressing General Opinion - To express general points of view, start with: 

·         It is thought that...

·         Some people say that...

·         It is considered...

·         It is generally accepted that...