{"id":7769,"date":"2023-12-06T18:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=7769"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:25:22","slug":"what-is-hedging-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-hedging-language","title":{"rendered":"What is hedging language (and should you use it)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Academic writing is challenging in many ways. Not only are the materials difficult to understand, but it\u2019s also hard to sound confident in what you are saying. You might feel inclined to go with hedged language like \u201cassume to be\u201d or \u201cmay seem\u201d instead of just \u201cis\u201d or \u201cisn\u2019t\u201d. Although it feels safe to use words that don\u2019t make strong claims, is it technically correct to do so? 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