Synthesis & Evaluation Phrases:
in summary – “in SUM-uh-ree” – short conclusion
overall – “OH-ver-awl” – general conclusion
on balance – “on BAL-uns” – considering everything
having considered… – “HAV-ing kon-SID-erd”
it can be argued that… – academic viewpoint

Critical Response Vocabulary:
strengths – “strenks”
weaknesses – “week-ness-ez”
implications – “im-pli-KAY-shunz”
perspective – “per-SPEK-tiv”