• …it can (therefore) be concluded that…
• For the reasons given above,...
• In conclusion,…
• “As should be clear from the arguments above, the … outweigh the …”
• “I therefore conclude that….”
• “Having weighed up both sides of the argument,…”
• “Although the arguments for/ against… are also quite convincing,…”
• “On balance, I would say that…”