The words in the table below can provide a signposted path for your readers through your writing.
Table of Words for Expressing Logical Connections
How to Express Logical Connections using the table
Since these words include many types of grammar, they are not always interchangeable and care is needed to use them properly. Choose the ones you feel drawn to or you think may be useful, and add them to your repertoire bit by bit. Dictionaries with examples, such as The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, can help you with this. Online corpuses such as The Corpus of Contemporary American English are also useful but unfortunately may not be free! Also, avoid overuse; don’t use transitions to express an already obvious logical connection.
Summary
The use of appropriate logical expression devices can improve academic writing by creating a logical path through your writing. If you are aware of these devices and practice them, you can improve your technical writing. However, if you need more specific help with a particular text, please consider my technical editing service.