The right sign merges the reader from one idea to the next.

CHRONOLOGICAL:

CAUSE/EFFECT:

first, second, third, in the beginning, next, then,

before, prior to, previously, recently, earlier,
in the past, not long after, thereafter, following, while,
meanwhile, in the meantime, simultaneously,
at the same time, currently, during, finally, at last,
in the end, again, already, until, when, subsequently,
likewise, on (date), at (time), now, presently, once,
at that time, immediately, soon, soon after,
little by little, shortly, tomorrow, eventually, in the
future, after, afterward, later

since, consequently, due to, in order to, so,

caused by, on account of, influenced by,
brought about by, because of,
as a result of, leads, leads to, whether,
ifthen, reasons for, reasons why, effects of,
result, outcome, impact, accordingly, for this
reason, hence, thus, therefore, nevertheless, yet

ENUMERATIVE:
characteristics are, consists of, such as, like,
looks like, smells like, tastes like, feels like,
sounds like, most important, one kind,
one type, for example, an example,
one example,
for instance, to illustrate,
in addition, as well as,
additionally,
besides, again,
equally
important,
beyond, among,
including, in fact,
to begin with, one
reason, another reason,
too, also, another, other,
furthermore, moreover

PROBLEM/SOLUTION:
problem is, dilemma is, puzzle is, the main
difficulty, a central issue, a major development,
a primary concern, a significant factor,
this led to, ifthen, thus, one challenge,
on account of, research shows, question,
because, since, one solution is,
chief outcome, solved, answer,
resolve, therefore, as a result of,
but, consequently, due to,
may be due to, evidence is
that, resulting from,
especially
important,
especially
relevant,
especially
valuable,
important to note

Purposeful
Transitions

COMPARE/CONTRAST:

Comparison: similar to, alike, same as,

as well as, both, also, and, either, or, not
only, but also, just as ... so too, a similar...,
another like..., similarly, comparable, resembles,
in the same way, much as, likewise
Contrast: unlike, nevertheless, however, on the
other hand, on the contrary, even so, alternatively,
instead, although, rather, nonetheless, differs
from, in contrast, as opposed to, conversely,
despite, in spite of, except, yet, but, however,
more than, less than, nearly, the opposite
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PROPOSITION/
SUPPORT:
surely, it is certain, convinced,
according to, specifically,
the most substantial issue,
most convincingly, more than anything,
in fact, furthermore, for example, for instance,
to illustrate, logically, agree, disagree,
on the other hand, although, thus,
for this purpose, to this end, with this in mind,
should be noted, therefore, consequently,
from this we see, in short, remember that,
conclude, as a result, at last, finally