Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Ponto de vista

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

manter, afirmar

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

manter, ter

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

defender, apoiar

to publicly support or recommend something

defender, recomendar

to form an opinion by considering the information at hand

calcular, avaliar

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

discutir, contestar

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

generalizar, fazer generalizações

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

ir contra, contradizer

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

invocar, citar

to have a certain opinion regarding an issue

tomar uma posição, ter uma opinião

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

especular, supor

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

diferir, não concordar

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

contradizer, refutar

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

apostar, apostar que

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

avaliação, análise

the act of claiming something or declaring something to be true

afirmação, declaração

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

viés, preconceito

causing a lot of strong public disagreement or discussion

controverso, polemico

an opposing argument or viewpoint that challenges an idea or theory

contra-argumento, argumento oposto

used to introduce additional information

além disso, ademais

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

opor-se, resistir

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

objetar, opor-se

having a tendency to do something

inclinado, tendencioso

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

moderado, razoável

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

o mainstream, a corrente principal

disagreement among members of a group or society

divisão, discrepância

a conclusion one reaches from the existing evidence or known facts

inferência, dedução

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

objetivo, imparcial

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

subjetivo, subjetividade

not believed to be true and open to question and disagreement

discursável, contesteisavel

favorable or supportive in attitude or response

afirmativo, favorável

(of a person) ready to argue and often arguing

argumentativo, discussivo

intending to provoke thought or discussion

desafiante, provocador

opposing something strongly

hostil, oponente

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

consistência, constância

negative feedback that highlights mistakes or areas for improvement

crítica, feedback negativo