Hedging UAC 030

Which verb uses hedging?

John and Adam __________ that mine workers have more psychological issues.

• suggest

• affirm

• could

• know

Which verb uses hedging?

New students __________ shy during the first week of class.

• are

• tend to be

• act

• is

What does the term hedging refer to?

• Being more concise within our writing

• Being more accurate within our writing

• Taking a more moderate approach in our language use

• Giving more details to support our ideas

Why is it important for us to use hedging in our academic writing?

• To show a more concise approach to an argument

• To show a balanced approach to an argument

• To show a more detailed approach to an argument

• To show more examples within an argument

What phrase is commonly used by journalists who use hedging language?

• Allegedly

• Ultimately

• Accurately

• Distinctively

Which sentence uses hedging?

• It could be the case that a vehicle with insufficient maintenance began the fire.

• People have not maintained their vehicles and it started the fire.

• The fire was started due to vehicles that were not maintained.

• People do not maintain their vehicles and that starts fires.

Which one is using hedging?

• The community said that the donations are being used poorly and need to be used on other resources.

• The community are under the assumption that the donations could be used for other resources.

• The community knows the donations are being used poorly and should be used for other resources.

• The community seriously has no idea.

Which one is using hedging?

• Fires rarely spread to urban areas.

• Fires do not spread to urban areas.

• Fires can't spread to urban areas.

• Fires spread to urban areas.

Which one is using hedging?

• Burn offs reduce bush fires.

• There is a possibility that burn offs may reduce bush fires.

• Burnoffs certainly reduce bush fires.

• What's a burnoff?

Which one is using hedging?

• Early preparation saves lives and properties.

• It is likely that early preparation saves lives and properties.

• Early preparation won't save lives and properties.

• Early preparation will save lives and properties.