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There is life beyond boring transitions like first, second, and third! 
 
Thesis Statement: Owning a pet is not worth it. 
 
Beginning argument: Pets are a lot of work. 
First, First, pets are a lot of work. 
To begin, To begin, pet ownership is very time-consuming in terms of work. 
For one thing, For one thing, pets require a lot of work. 
One reason why ~ One reason why I don’t own a pet is because their cuteness is not worth all the extra work. 
To start, To start, owning a pet is not worth all the work. 
Above all, Above all, the work associated with pet ownership is tremendous. 
Foremost, Foremost, there is way too much work in owning a pet to make it worth it. 
Most importantly, Most importantly, I don’t want all the extra work that owning a pet entails. 
Primarily, Primarily, I’m quite busy, and don’t have the time for pet chores. 
The chief reason that~ The chief reason that I don’t own a pet is because they are simply not worth the time and expense. 
 
Middle argument: Pets are expensive. 
Second, third, Second, pets are quite costly. 
In addition, In addition, the cost of owning a pet is too high. 
As well, As well, owning a pet usually requires a lot of expenses. 
..also… …also, Pet ownership is also prohibitively expensive 
Another reason why~ Another reason why I wouldn’t want to own a pet is because of all the money that I would have to spend taking care of it. 
Another argument for/against ~ Another argument against pets is that they are too costly. 
Then there is X to consider. Then there is the cost to consider. 
More importantly, More importantly, pets are very draining on the wallet. 
Not only X, but also Y. Not only are pets a lot of work, but they’re also quite expensive to own. 
Besides X, there’s also Y. Besides the work that pet ownership entails, there’s also the cost. 
 
Final argument: Pets are dangerous 
Moreover, Moreover, pets can be dangerous. 
What’s more, What’s more, pets are sometimes dangerous. 
Furthermore, Furthermore, pets can attack young children. 
On top of that, On top of that, pets are unpredictable and could attack without warning. 
By far the greatest reason why~ By far the greatest reason why I don’t want to own a pet is because of my fear of being attacked. 
Most/best/worst of all, Worst of all, pets may scratch or bite someone. 
Most importantly, Most importantly, even friendly pets can suddenly turn on their owner. 
A final reason why~ A final reason why I don’t own a pet is because I have a young child and don’t want to risk her safety. 
Finally, Finally, everyone has heard a story about a pet attacking its owner. 
Last but not least, Last but not least, pets can be temperamental. 
Now you have 30 ideas for awesome sentence transitions! This is a great step to smooth essay writing. In a future post I’ll teach 
you the advanced skill of "burying" these words to achieve smooth writing without being so obvious with your transitions. But 
for now, memorize these words and start using them in your essays! 
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