Mr. Gunnar
AP English Language and Composition
They Say, I Say Templates
INTRODUCING POSITIONS IMPLIED OR ASSUMED
Although X does not say so directly, she/he apparently assumes that __________________.
While they rarely admit as much, _______________ often take for granted that ______________.
INTRODUCING AN ONGOING DEBATE
In discussions of X, one controversial issue has been ________________. On the one hand,
____________ argues _______________. On the other hand, ______________even contends
__________________.
When it comes to the topics of _____________, most people will readily agree that
________________. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of
_______________. Whereas some are convinced that __________________, others maintain that
_________________.
As suggested earlier, defenders of ___________ cannot have it both ways. Their assertion that
____________ is contradicted by their claim that_____________.
CAPTURING AUTHORS’ POSITIONS
X acknowledges that ______________.
X reports that _____________________.
X agrees that ____________________.
X suggests that ____________________.
X argues that____________________.
X urges people to __________________.
X complains that _________________.
X states that “_____________________.”
X demonstrates that _______________.
According to X, “__________________.”
X emphasizes that ________________.
X writes, “________________________.”
X believes that ___________________.
In her/his (book, essay, report, memoir)
X claims that _____________________.
_________, X maintains that “___________”
In X’s view, “_____________.”
X concedes that __________________.
X agrees when she/he writes, “____________.”
X insists that ____________________.
X disagrees when she/he writes, “___________.”
X observes that __________________.
X complicates the matters further when she/he
X questions whether ______________.
writes, “_____________.”
X refutes the claim that ____________.
X reminds the reader that ___________.