| A | B |
| lo bueno es (que)... | The good thing is (that)... |
| por un lado... | on the one hand... |
| lo positivo es (que)... | the positive (of this) is (that)... |
| la ventaja es (que)... | the advantage is (that)... |
| por una parte... | on the one hand... |
| se dice que | it is said that... |
| lo malo es (que)... | the bad thing is (that)... |
| por otro lado... | on the other hand... |
| lo negativo es (que)... | the negative (of this) is (that)... |
| la desventaja es (que)... | the disadvantage is (that)... |
| por otra parte... | on the other hand... |
| en cambio, yo creo (que) | on the other hand, I think (that)... |
| el inconveniente es (que)... | the disadvantage is (that)... |