Grammar: 🌐 Grammar in Specialized Contexts - Application (C1) - Lesson 2: Using Hedging & Boosting language effectively in academic texts

Writing: Academic & Professional Style C1 Lesson 2: Using Hedging & Boosting Language What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use hedging language to express caution and boosting language to express confidence in your writing. Controlling Your Certainty In advanced writing, how you state a claim is as important as the claim itself. A masterful writer controls the level of certainty in their language. Hedging (Expressing Caution) 🤔 Hedging shows that you are not 100% certain. This is not weakness; it is the mark of a careful, critical thinker. Example: "Increased tourism could lead to environmental strain." Boosting (Expressing Confidence) 💪 Boosting shows confidence in your statement. Use it to assert a point strongly or state a widely accepted fact. Example: "This was undoubtedly a major turning point in history." Your Writer's Toolkit 🛠️ The Hedging Toolkit Modal Verbs: may, might, could → "This might be a potential solution…