Emphasizing a key point

Question 1

Use expressions like these to emphasize a key point.

It’s critical…
Believe me…
I’m sure…
Wouldn’t be nice if…

Answer 1

…IT’S CRITICAL to make your point clearly and effectively.

…BELIEVE ME, redundant sentences confuse the reader.

…I’M SURE you already know about tonight’s broadcast.

…WOULDN’T BE NICE IF people wrote concisely?

Question 2

TRANSITION words can also be used to emphasize a key point

Furthermore....
Equally important...
Clearly, then...
Alternatively...
All in all...
By the same token...

Answer 2

…FURTHERMORE, you should employ active tense.

…EQUALLY IMPORTANT are active verbs.

…CLEARLY, THEN, redundancy creates confusion. (Está claro, portanto, que….)

…ALTERNATIVELY, you can ask someone to read your email before you send it.

…ALL IN ALL, your reader will have an easier time following your ideas. (Considerando tudo…..)

…BY THE SAME TOKEN, Sowell argues, the poverty and strife endured by the people of sub-Saharan Africa, and their descendants in the New World, have causes beyond slavery and colonialism.