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Discourse Connectives — Connettivi Discorsivi·Logical Relationships in Argumentative Paragraphs
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Rule reminder

Discourse connectives signal logical relationships: causality (poiché, in quanto), consequence (pertanto, quindi), concession (tuttavia, ciononostante), addition (inoltre, altresì), contrast (mentre, d'altro canto), reformulation (vale a dire, ovvero), and exemplification (ad esempio, per esempio). Identifying the relationship BEFORE choosing a connective is the key B2 skill.

Logical Relationships in Argumentative Paragraphs1 / 10

What logical relationship connects these clauses? 'La disoccupazione è aumentata. ___ i consumi sono diminuiti.'

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