the balance of evidence

/ðə bˈaləns ɒv ˈɛvɪdəns/

/ðə bˈæləns ʌv ˈɛvɪdəns/

[phrase]

[PHRASE]

the most probable result or answer obtained from the evidence on both sides of an argument

Examples

1. Well, they decided that the balance of probability was that it was indeed Cromwell's head.

2. So 1995, "The balance of evidence suggests that there is discernible human influence on global climate."

3. But it's just this thing in your head where at some point the balance of evidence says I Want to work on this for real full time

4. And so, just looking at the balance of evidence across many cycles and many decades, on that point, I think we have to come up with something that's new and more importantly, more powerful, more pervasive than obviously, backtested history would suggest.