1.0

Asking someone for their opinion about a topic

1.1

Yes/No Questions

1.2

OR Questions

1.3

WH Questions

1.4

Negative Yes/No Questions

2.0

Delaying strategies

3.0

Presenting a number of arguments

4.0

Giving your opinion about a topic

4.1

Expressing a strong opinion

4.2

Expressing a strong value

4.3

Expressing certainty

4.4

Expressing high probability

4.5

Expressing fair probability

5.0

Agreeing

5.1

Expressing complete agreement

5.2

Expressing conditional agreement

6.0

Disagreeing

6.1

Expressing complete disagreement

6.2

Using irony to express disagreement

6.3

Dismissing an argument as irrelevant or improbable

6.4

Disagreeing diplomatically (through doubt

6.5

Disagreeing in part ( appeal to logic )

7.0

Countering

7.1

Countering directly (through antithesis)

7.2

Countering politely (through agreement followed by antithesis)

7.3

Countering politely (through partial agreement followed by antithesis)

7.4

Countering using "well" both to cast doubt and for antithesis

7.5

Countering using "after all" "at least" "even so" both for concession

7.6

Countering using the Negative Yes/No Question

8.0

Logical argument

8.1

Questions or conclusions based on conditions with "if"

8.2

Questions based on conditions with sentence adverbials "then" and "so"

8.3

Deduced questions and conclusions with sentence adverbials "In that case" and "so"

8.4

Strongly argued questions with "Why"

9.0

Clarification

9.1

Through short Yes/No Questions inviting illustration or example

9.2

Through "What" or "How" Questions inviting illustration or example

9.3

Through "Why" / "Why not" Questions inviting reason or example

9.4

Through reference to subject

10.

Expressing solutions and alternatives