Explaining

Question 1

———– IN ORDER TO —————-

Answer 1

To introduce an explanation for the purpose of an argument.

“In order to understand X, we need first to understand Y.”

Question 2

• ————– IN OTHER WORDS —————-

- ——– TO PUT IN ANOTHER WAY ———–

Answer 2

To express something in a different way, to make it easier to understand, or to emphasize or expand on a point.

“Frogs are amphibians. In other words (to put in another way), they live on the land and in the water.”