Unit 8: WARRIORS WITHOUT WEAPONS Style: Responding to Complex or Controversial Questions Sometimes people ask complex or controversial questions that require thought before they are answered. In response, certain expressions can be used to signal that the answer is complex and that the speaker needs time to think and/or to give a partial answer.   Opening Phrases Well, there's no simple answer to that . . . Well, that's a complicated issue . . . Hmm, that's a tough one . . . Follow-up Phrases You might say . . . (but you could also say . . .) One way to look at it is . . . (another way . . .) You could think that . . . (but perhaps . . .)