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Learner hedges once per claim rather than three times, and stops stacking hedges until the sentence claims nothing at all.
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Six sentences. Twice the honest answer is nothing.
It could possibly be argued that this may perhaps be one of the factors which might contribute. What does the writer commit to?
A single decision, what stacking costs, and permission not to hedge.
Choose your certainty once. Express it once.
may, or probably, or is likely to — not all three.
The decision is which rung of the scale you are on. Saying it twice does not make it truer.
Twelve sentences. Four are right, and two of those look wrong.
Sort each item into the correct category
Eight sentences reduced to one hedge. Two are already right.
It could possibly be argued that this may perhaps be one of the contributing factors. →
Congestion charges probably reduce traffic. →
It seems that remote work may possibly harm some junior staff to a degree. →
Some might argue that it is possible the reform may have deterred some applicants. →
The scheme may reduce congestion, though the effect is likely to be smaller in rural areas. →
It could perhaps be suggested that there may be certain benefits in some cases. →
It is arguably possible that longer school days might help working parents somewhat. →
This may be one of the factors possibly involved in the decline. →
Three claims at different strengths, each hedged once or not at all.
Topic: whether governments should subsidise childcare.
Write three claims at three different certainty levels.
Each one carries exactly one hedge — or none at all if you have the evidence for it.
At least one should be unhedged. If you believe it, say it.
One per line.
Say it to a friend in plain words. Which version do you believe?