Some examples of transition words for explaining evidence include: “This evidence shows…” “As shown above,” “The relevance of this point is” “These findings demonstrate” “This evidence compellingly demonstrates” “These findings suggest” “With this information, it is reasonable to conclude”

Use to suggest a temporal relationship between ideas; places evidence in sequence first, second (etc.), next, last, finally, first of all, concurrently, immediately, prior to, then, at that time, at this point, previously, subsequently, and then, at this time, thereafter, previously, soon, before, after, followed by, after that, next, before, after, meanwhile, formerly, finally, during

Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point out alternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning (contrast).

Transitional words that signal explanation or elaboration include in other words, for example, for instance, in particular, that is, to illustrate, moreover.