Sounding careful: hedging
በጥንቃቄ መናገር (hedging)
Soften your claims in academic and professional discussion.
How it works
Hedging means softening a claim so you don't sound more certain than the evidence allows. It is essential in academic writing and professional discussion.
hedging ማለት ማስረጃው ከሚፈቅደው በላይ እርግጠኛ ላለመምሰል አባባልን ማለዘብ ነው፤ በአካዳሚክ ጽሑፍና በሙያዊ ውይይት ወሳኝ ነው።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
It could be argued that the policy has not worked.
ፖሊሲው አልሠራም ብሎ መከራከር ይቻላል።
There seems to be a link between sleep and memory.
በእንቅልፍና በማስታወስ ችሎታ መካከል ግንኙነት ያለ ይመስላል።
This may be partly due to rising prices.
ይህ በከፊል በዋጋ ንረት ምክንያት ሊሆን ይችላል።
To some extent, I agree with the proposal.
በተወሰነ ደረጃ በሐሳቡ እስማማለሁ።
The evidence suggests that the method is effective.
ማስረጃው ዘዴው ውጤታማ መሆኑን ይጠቁማል።
It is widely believed that education reduces poverty.
ትምህርት ድህነትን እንደሚቀንስ በሰፊው ይታመናል።
I'm not entirely convinced by that argument.
በዚያ ክርክር ሙሉ በሙሉ አላመንኩም።
Generally speaking, young people adapt quickly to new technology.
በአጠቃላይ ሲታይ ወጣቶች አዲስ ቴክኖሎጂን በፍጥነት ይለምዳሉ።
As far as I know, the deadline hasn't changed.
እኔ እስከማውቀው ድረስ የማስረከቢያ ቀኑ አልተለወጠም።
It might be worth considering other options.
ሌሎች አማራጮችን ማጤን ጠቃሚ ሊሆን ይችላል።