I've thought along these lines recently and I think a better formulation for clear communication of opinions is: 1) State a complete argument with premises, re

I've thought along these lines recently and I think a better formulation for clear communication of opinions is: 1) State a complete argument with premises, reasoning, and conclusion 2) State whether you believe the argument to be true 3) Check your stated reasoning to the point that you believe it to be logically valid 4) Check your stated premises to the point that you believe them to be true. I believe that by sharing our premises and our reasoning, we are not only offering some humility, but we're also inviting respectful engagement. We express accountability by stating our beliefs. That way, if any of those are challenged, it means they're being challenged on the merits and it helps us update our own point of view. By stating an argument in that manner, that can be compared to stating it "strongly", even if you are also welcoming input on the truth of your premises or the validity of your reasoning, which can be compared to "weakly held".