1. Beginning
1) In this argument the author comes to the conclusion that
2) To justify the claim, the author points out that
3) The author also cites that
4) Close scrutiny of this argument reveals that it is unconvincing in several aspects.
2. Middle
1) First and foremost
2) In addition
3) Finally
3. End
1) In sum, the conclusion reached in this argument is invalid and misleading
2) To make it logically acceptable, the arguer would have to substantiate that... and that...
3) Moreover, I would suspend my judgment about the credibility of this argument until the author can provide more information about (why... and whether...)
4. Survey
1) The result of the survey lacks credibility because ..., therefore could not...
2) The arguer fails to establish causal relationship between ... and ...
3) However, the arguer fails to provide that the responses are accurate or that the respondents are statistically significant in number.