在学术essay写作中，合理的逻辑连接词使用会使你的essay看起来更有逻辑性，同时让读你论文的人更容易理解你的观点或者你想讨论的内容。除了基本的essay段落结构（P.E.E.L原则)，那今天小编就来看看有哪些逻辑连词/短语或者discourse markers可以帮助你完成学术写作。
1.Moreover;furthermore;in addition…
这些学术短语一般是用在句子开头来适合扩展或补充你已经提出的观点，但同时又不影响你整个文章的流畅度。
e.g.The student's essay was badly written.Moreover,it was too short.
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2.In other words;to put it more simply…
这些短语是用来引出一个稍微不同的方式来提出相同的的观点，用来详细说明一个需要进一步解释的问题。或者简单地总结一下之前发生的事情。
e.g.We're all the same；in other words，national differences count for nothing in these psychic regions.
His boss didn't appreciate what he was doing.To put it simply,he was fired!
3.Conversely;alternatively;on the contrary;on the other hand…
这些短语的主要功能是是帮助你引入你论文写作里反方论点，可以用在句子开头也可以用在句子中间。
e.g.In real life,nobody was all bad,nor,conversely,all good.
On the one hand I'd like a job which pays more,but on the other hand I enjoy the work I'm doing at the moment.
4.In view of;in light of…
这些短语是在你要为你的论点加上附加条件或者保留意见或者为你的论点提供了一个新的线索的时候使用。
e.g.In view of what you've said,I think we should reconsider our proposed course of action.
In light of this new evidence,we are reopening the investigation.In the light of the severe weather,graduation will be postponed.
5.Therefore;in consequence…
这些短语用在一个主体段最后准备解释阐述论点的重要性时。
e.g.The weather was hot.Therefore,he wore shorts and a T-shirt to school.
I heard you borrowed my car without permission.In consequence,you're grounded（banned）for two weeks.
总结
总的来说逻辑连接词的使用在学术essay中有着很重要的作用，首先可以让你的文章的可读性增强，也就是读者可以更容易理解到你想表达的内容。其次，合理正确的使用逻辑连词会让整个文章更具有连贯性。最重要的是，逻辑连词的是使用会让你论证更具有说服力。