Hedging in Academic Writing

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In this video for the NUST MISiS Academic Writing Center, English Language Fellow John Kotnarowski provides an introduction to the concept of hedging in academic writing. Defining hedging strategies as tools that allow the writer/researcher to be what John Skelton calls “confidently uncertain”, the video defines the concept of hedging, explains its importance in academic research writing and offers an overview of three common hedging strategies complete with examples.

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Academic Writing Writing Skills
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