C2 · HEDGING
Hedging & Softening
Hedging, bir iddiayı temkinli ve daha az kesin sunmaktır. Akademik ve diplomatik dilde saygı, ihtiyat ve nezaket için gereklidir.
- Kiplik fiilleri: This may/might suggest..., It could be argued that...
- Belirteçler: This is arguably/relatively/somewhat effective.
- Fiiller: The results seem/appear/tend to indicate...
- Kalıplar: It would seem that..., There is a tendency for..., To some extent...
- Kişisellik azaltma: It is generally accepted that... (kim kabul ediyor belirsiz).
Hedging, yanılma payı bırakır ve iddiayı savunulabilir kılar: X causes Y yerine X may contribute to Y demek C2 akademik tonun temelidir.
Örnekler
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The findings suggest that stress may be a contributing factor.
Bulgular, stresin katkıda bulunan bir etken olabileceğini düşündürüyor.
suggest + may — çift katmanlı hedging -
It could be argued that the policy was premature.
Politikanın erken olduğu ileri sürülebilir.
It could be argued — kişiyi silen kalıp -
This approach is, to some extent, effective.
Bu yaklaşım bir ölçüde etkilidir.
to some extent — dereceyi yumuşatma
Mini alıştırma
Mikro döngü · 6 soru · Boşluk doldur
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Although the evidence is limited, it (boşluk) be argued that the reforms came too late to make a real difference.
- could
- must
- has
- did
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The results (boşluk) to indicate a link between sleep and memory, although further research is needed.
- demonstrate
- seem
- are
- must
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It (boşluk) seem that the original cost estimates were somewhat optimistic.
- will
- is
- would
- has
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Younger participants (boşluk) to rely more heavily on visual cues than older ones.
- tend
- are tending
- tends
- tending
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The recycling scheme has been, to (boşluk) extent, successful in reducing household waste.
- any
- many
- some
- few
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This is (boşluk) the most significant finding of the study, though several reviewers have questioned it.
- undoubtedly
- certainly
- definitely
- arguably
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