Stay on track with your thoughts with these logical connectors

A logical connector is a word or phrase that connects two ideas and shows the relationship between the two ideas. Logical connectors are also known as signal words because they signal the relationship of the ideas to the reader or listener.
These words not only help you stay on track with your own logic, but also create an easier path for your audience to follow what your're trying to express.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of logical connectors, but just a starting point for you to get more involved with the skills of Analyzing and Summarizing the information that we focus on in our sessions.


Time and sequence
and
or
as soon as
as long as
whenever
while
at the same time
eventually
afterwards
in the meantime
meanwhile
subsequently

Addition
either...or
both...and
not only...but also
that/which/who/why/when/where
besides
equally important
furthermore
moreover
still
on top of that
coupled with
together with

Managing Ideas
speaking of
getting back to
moving onto
when it comes to

Repetition/Emphasis
as a matter of fact
the aforementioned
as I said before
especially
in other words
namely
to be more specific
to restate

Exception
other than
except for the fact that
with the exception of
except

Example
such as
like
for example
for instance
including
in particular
more specifically

Reason/Purpose
because/since/as/due to
in order to
so as to
in light of
given
for this reason
with this in mind

Result/Effect
thus
therefore
so that
as a result
consequently
as a consequence
hence/so

Concession
but/yet
though
even so
while it's true that

Contrast
however
although
in spite of the fact that
despite
on one hand...on the other hand
on the contrary
in contrast
instead
regardless of
rather than

Comparison
just as
similarly
in comparison
unlike

Summary
all things considered
all in all
on the whole
in summary
to sum things up
with that
with that out of the way