Support/Contrast Logic Word List

[onyenenueogonwa]

Hello

I’m confused to why ‘In fact’ is listed as a contrast phrase and not a support phrase.
“The project seemed daunting at first; in fact, it turned out to be quite manageable.”
From the example sentence, my logic is that ‘at first…turned out’ is the contrast phrase.

I also tried using the google definition of the phrase to understand why it should be used as a contrast but I got more confused.
‘used to emphasize the truth of an assertion, especially one contrary to what might be expected or what has been asserted.’

Please help. Thanks

[ganesh]

You’re right, it’s similar to “actually” which can be seen as a support phrase or a contrast phrase depending on how you look at it.

He’s not annoying; in fact he’s kind.

Here, “he’s not annoying” and “he’s kind” are supporting, but “annoying” and “kind” are contrasting.