You don’t need to ditch someone’s opinion in a rude manner just because you disagree with them. You can be objective and diplomatic in the same time, not raising your voice against or cutting off someone. In Swedish society you won’t gain much with an aggressive attitude. It is rather the opposite. You won’t be able to prove a point if you appear aggressively, bullying or too persistent in a conversation. People will walk away and treat you with silence. It is just a cultural thing and you will see how appreciated it is if you truly can master the art of reasoning.

I have collected some easier and some advanced templates that you can use both in conversations and writing. Please bear in mind that you can also combine them or create your own templates.

I think/consider=Jag tycker att…/……, tycker jag (in the end of a sentence)

I suppose=Jag tror att…/……,tror jag (in the end of a sentence)

On one hand…..but on the other hand=Å ena sidan…..men å andra sidan…..

You are certainly right when you are saying…..but I think….=Du har visserligen rätt när du säger…men jag anser att…

It can be of course like that, but we shouldn’t forget that….=Givetvis är det så men vi får inte glömma att…

We can agree on this but we shall not forget that..=Vi är precis av samma åsikt men vi får inte glömma att..

I am also convinced about this but…=Det är jag också övertygad om men…..

I can relate to some of the things you say but….=Jag kan relatera till vissa saker du pratar om men….

I admit that, but the question is whether we could…..=Det medger jag, men frågan är om vi kunde/skulle kunna…

Sorry for interrupting but….=Ursäkta att jag avbryter men…