positive, negative, neutral

Positive (explain)

account for, qualify, clarify, articulate, specify, define, justify

Negative (lament)

bemoan

neutral (shift)

change, digress

neutral (attribute)

cite, allude

Positive ( acknowledge)

concede

Negative (refute)

criticize, question, challenge, dismiss, disparage, decry, contradict, deny, imply skepticism, debate, dispel, undermine, discredit, attack, condemn, disprove

neutral (describe)

discuss, present, characterize, portray, depict, represent, evoke, trace, dramatize, show

Positive (promote)

encourage, advocate, persuade

neutral (analyze)

examine, explore, develop, explicate, consider, reflect on

Positive (emphasize)

highlight, call attention to, stress, focus on, underscore, reinforce, reiterate

Positive (support)

illustrate, provide/ offer an example, provide/ offer evidence, exemplify, bolster, substantiate, advance( a claim), affirm, defend, claim, prove

Negative (downplay)

minimize, trivialize

Positive (propose)

pffer, suggest

neutral (indicate)

point out , identify

Negative (warn)

raise concern

Negative (make fun of)

satirize, mock, scoff at, jeer at

neutral (hypothesize)

speculate

neutral (restate)

summarize, paraphrase