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so when you are making an argument to convince  someone of something then you might start your  

argument with in the first place and then you  might say Plus in addition something like that so  

to begin a series of arguments a line of reasons  a line of reasons is a series of arguments that  

are intended to convince someone that's the  purpose to convince someone it's intended to  

convince someone to agree with your argument  with your propositive argument so you start it  

with in the first place in the first place okay  let me let me repeat this in different words to  

initiate a series of arguments aimed at persuading  the goal is to persuade it's aimed at persuading  

persuading someone to agree with your positive  argument you can use in the first place to  

start everything off subsequent arguments  what's subsequent subsequent subsequent  

arguments the argument that comes after  that so if something comes after something  

it's the subsequent the subsequent arguments the  arguments that come after that are introduced by  

in the second place or more formally spoken you  could say in addition furthermore furthermore  

what's more plus all right and then to introduce  the last point that you want to make the last  

reason your last argument you can say finally  there's other ways to say it you could say for  

the frosting the cake blah blah blah for the  frosting on the cake that this this can be  

used instead of finally to indicate that the last  argument mentioned is the strongest one of all you  

know the you have a cake the cake is your other  arguments and then you put frosting on the top of  

the cake and make it look really good so for the  frosting on the cake to make my final cake look  

delicious to make my final argument really good  for the frosting on the cake all right you could  

also say as if that weren't enough as if that  weren't enough and to top it all off and to top  

it all off it's kind of like putting a cherry on  the top of a dessert to top it all off at the very

end all right let's practice these let's  start off with um just some hear it and  

say it listen to this and repeat after me  our Lake District is a wonderful place for a

vacation Our Lake District is a wonderful place  for a vacation Lake District so this town must  

have a lake and the district is the area around  the lake it's the the Lake District now for  

example some towns might not have a lake but they  have um a thriving art community they will have an  

art district maybe with lots of shops where people  sell their art or there might be a town with um  

old toown District I don't know there's lots of  different it depends on the personality of the  

city they'll have different kinds of districts Our  Lake District is a wonderful place for a vacation  

in the first place place it's easily reached by  car and there is plenty of free parking for all

visitors in the first place it's easily reached  by car and there is plenty of free parking for  

all visitors Shadow me ready in the first place  it's easily reached by car and there is plenty of  

free parking for all visitors again in the first  place it's easily reached by by car and there's  

plenty of free parking for all visitors in the  second place there are luxury hotels with all  

the bells and whistles as well as more economical  ends even campsites for those who like to rough it  

all right so in the second place they have lots  of luxury hotels with all the bells and whistles  

all the additional things all the extra bonuses  you don't need they're unnecessary but they  

are nice to have all the bells and whistles  additional extra bonus things as well as well  

as more economical ends cheaper hotels and even  campsites for those who like to rough it if you  

rough it you live without the Comforts that you  normally have when you whenever you don't have  

the normal comforts you are roughing it all right  you answer this question what kind of hotels are

there you remember yeah there are luxury hotels  with all the bells and whistles that's what kind  

of hotels there are all right Echo me that  means that means uh say it after me but don't  

speak full sentences just chunks of speech  what's more there are lots of things to do  

from golfing to swimming and other Water Sports  Plus many activities organized especially for

children plus many activities  organized especially for

children all right finally for the frosting on the  cake as if that weren't enough to top it all off I  

said to top it off you can also say to top it all  off they're both fine all right I just threw all  

of them in there normally you wouldn't use all of  them You' just pick one you would say finally or  

don't say finally say to top it off to  top it all off the fresh air and quiet  

atmosphere the fresh air and quiet atmosphere  atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere guarantee

guarantee the okay wait the quiet atmosphere  guarantees you an invigorating yet relaxing  

break from City Life I said it a little different  there but you're an advanced student you can do  

it all right let me let me just say it and you  repeat to top it off the fresh air and quiet

atmosphere guarantee you an [Music] invigorating  yet relaxing break from City Life okay now we  

just did a positive argument and now in a  con argument a negative a negative reason  

you use the same Expressions that we just used  with one exception one one of them is a little  

different instead of in addition you can use  besides besides in addition besides you'll  

see so let's practice a a negative argument  a con argument an argument oops against what  

am I doing here in a con argument a negative  reason the same Expressions that's the same  

what we just did I'm jumping all around I'm  sorry okay let's practice I don't recommend  

the Lake District for a family vacation  I don't recommend the Lake District for a  

family vacation the last person recommended  the Lake District this person does not  

recommend the Lake District why well in the  first place it's very expensive for what it

offers in the first place it's  very expensive for what it

offers in second place it's just as hot there  as it is in the city and besides the place is  

full of mosquitoes in the second place  it's just as hot as there as there I'm  

sorry it's just as hot there as it is in  the city you can almost have a comma right  

there it's just as hot there as it is in the  city but no no no comma just there's a pause  

it's just as hot there as it is in the city  and besides the place is full of mosquitoes  

nobody likes that finally the roads that take  you there are jammed with traffic all summer

there's a traffic jam it's jammed with

traffic why not opt for a change  of scenery and go a little further

away did I just say further I meant farther  go a little farther away farther and further  

often confused me too many people use them  in the in interchangeably that's the word I'm  

looking for they use them interchangeably  but what's the difference well if you use  

farther and further interchangeably there's  that word interchangeably you're not alone  

a lot of people do most English speakers use  them as synonyms that means they're the same  

mean the same thing but if you're ready to  get picky here's the difference use farther  

when being literal and discussing a physical  distance as in he went farther down the road  

about a mile so farther is a physical distance  about a mile about a mile farther down the

road further further is used when  discussing a more symbolic distance  

as in I wanted to discuss it further but we didn't  have time I wanted to discuss it further but we  

didn't have time we didn't have time we wanted  to talk about it further let's talk about this  

further let's talk about this later all right boom  that's it we did it workout good workout daily  

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