Hedging and stance
Hedging and stance
It seems that… It would appear… tend to, arguably, presumably, to some extent — how to express opinions cautiously and academically.
seem / appear / tend to
👉 Distance yourself from a claim:
It seems that the plan has failed.
It would appear that he was wrong.
Prices tend to rise in winter.
He appears to be unhappy.
arguably / presumably / to some extent
He’s arguably the best player in the world.
Presumably, they’ve already left.
I agree to some extent.
As far as I can tell, everything’s fine.
The results are more or less what we expected.
👉 Academic writing loves hedges: It could be argued that…, This may suggest that…
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