Wichtiger Wortschatz für den TOEFL - Standpunkt

to firmly and persistently express an opinion, belief, or statement as true and valid

behaupten

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

halten, meinen

to support someone or try to justify an action, plan, etc.

verteidigen, unterstützen

to publicly support or recommend something

befürworten

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

berechnen, einschätzen

to argue with someone, particularly over the ownership of something, facts, etc.

streiten

to draw a general conclusion based on specific cases that can be irrelevant to other situations

verallgemeinern, eine Verallgemeinerung machen

to disagree with or not fit well with a specific rule, concept, or standard

gegen etwas verstoßen, widersprechen

to mention someone or something of prominence as a support or reason for an argument or action

heranziehen, in Berufung nehmen

to have a certain opinion regarding an issue

eine Meinung vertreten, sich positionieren

to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

spekulieren

to disagree with someone or to hold different opinions, viewpoints, or beliefs

anderer Meinung sein

to disagree with someone, particularly by asserting the opposite of their statement

widersprechen

to express confidence or certainty in something happening or being the case

wetten

the act of judging or evaluating someone or something carefully based on specific standards or principles

Bewertung, Einschätzung

the act of claiming something or declaring something to be true

Behauptung, Aussage

a behavior that favors a particular perspective, ideology, or outcom, often resulting in unfair judgment of someone or something

Vorurteil, Parteilichkeit

causing a lot of strong public disagreement or discussion

kontrovers

an opposing argument or viewpoint that challenges an idea or theory

Gegenargument, Widerspruch

used to introduce additional information

außerdem

to strongly disagree with a policy, plan, idea, etc. and try to prevent or change it

ablehnen

to give a fact or an opinion as a reason against something

einwenden

having a tendency to do something

geneigt

(of a person or ideology) not extreme or radical and considered reasonable by a majority of people

gemäßigt

the opinions, activities, or methods that are considered normal because they are accepted by a majority of people

Hauptströmung, Mainstream

disagreement among members of a group or society

Trennung

a conclusion one reaches from the existing evidence or known facts

Inferenz, Schlussfolgerung

based only on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or judgments

objektiv

based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions rather than facts

subjektiv

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

umstritten, anfechtbar

favorable or supportive in attitude or response

affirmativ

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

streitbar, argumentativ

causing disagreement or competition

herausfordernd, konfliktreich

opposing something strongly

feindlich, ablehnend

the quality of always acting or being the same way, or having the same opinions or standards

Konsistenz, Beständigkeit

negative feedback that highlights mistakes or areas for improvement

Kritik