Hedging claims
May, appears to and suggests help match a claim to the strength of its evidence.
Lessons
10 available items- 1
Hedging claims
May, appears to and suggests help match a claim to the strength of its evidence.
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Interpreting survey findings · Limiting a claim to what the data supports
Limiting a claim to what the data supports in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Interpreting survey findings · Using suggest and appear
Using suggest and appear in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Explaining improved performance · Distinguishing association from causation
Distinguishing association from causation in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Explaining improved performance · Presenting an explanation as a possibility
Presenting an explanation as a possibility in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Offering a cautious forecast · Using likely and may without excessive repetition
Using likely and may without excessive repetition in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Offering a cautious forecast · Clarifying the assumptions behind a forecast
Clarifying the assumptions behind a forecast in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Phrasing a professional observation · Offering criticism without asserting motives
Offering criticism without asserting motives in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Phrasing a professional observation · Using seems to with specific evidence
Using seems to with specific evidence in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
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Hedging without weakening the message · Avoiding excessive layers of hedging
Avoiding excessive layers of hedging in context, with bilingual examples and practice.
Reading
5 available items- 1
Interpreting survey findings
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Explaining improved performance
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Offering a cautious forecast
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Phrasing a professional observation
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.
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Hedging without weakening the message
A bilingual reading that brings this unit's language together in context.