Unit 7: WHO'S LISTENING? WHO'S LOOKING? WORKPLACE PRIVACY Style: Framing an Argument Speakers use special expressions to introduce their main ideas and to frame or focus their key arguments. Framing your argument makes it stronger and more sophisticated. Here are some interesting phrases used to frame or introduce an argument.   Framing an Argument The real question is, . . . I mean, you'd have to agree that . . . The point I want to make . . . Let me just pose a question: . . . I would say specifically that . . . The thing we need to look at is . . .