Entry #11 Hedging and Boosting

 "HEDGING" 

 Examples

 #1

"Categorical" Claim

   The issues highlighted in this study are applicable to all participating institutions.

"Hedge" Claim

   The issues highlighted in this study may be applicable to many participating institutions.


# 2

"Categorical" Claim

Government support will assure the spread of new knowledge and the skills necessary to use the internet to thousands of people in rural areas.

"Hedge" Claim

Government support may help with the spread of new knowledge and the skills necessary to use the internet to thousands of people in rural areas.

 # 3

"Categorical" Claim

The study proves the link between smoking and lung disease.

"Hedge" Claim

The study indicates / suggests a (possible) link between smoking and lung disease.


 # 4

"Categorical" Claim

The number of unemployed people will continue to raise as the poor economic situation persists.

"Hedge" Claim

The number of unemployed people will probably continue to raise as the poor economic situation persists.

# 5

"Categorical" Claim

This (and subsequent) studies led to the conclusions that the GTP itself must be the elusive base, and therefore to the proposal of the GTP-as-base mechanism. (Scheweins et al.1995, 1995)

"Hedge" Claim

This (and subsequent) studies led to the conclusions that the GTP itself  may be the elusive base, and therefore to the proposal of the GTP-as-base mechanism. (Scheweins et al.1995, 1995)

"Boosting"

Examples

* Employees will always respond positively in such circumstances.

* Certainly, this had an impact on learning outcomes.

* This will have an impact on future research in the  field.

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