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IELTS (Academic writing) - OVERGENERALIZATION &  ...

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    Using words and phrases of hedging to avoid overgeralization in academic writing
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  • Playing violent video games causes more aggression, bullying, and fighting. (assumed)
    It is assumed that playing violent video games may cause more aggression, bullying, and fighting.
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  • Mars is the focus of much scientific study and the foremost planet for human colonization. (Using an adverb of probability)
    Mars is certainly the focus of much scientific study and often considered the foremost planet for human colonization
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  • News reports can never be trusted because of media bias, journalist interpretation and agenda setting. (case)
    It could be the case that certain news reports can never be trusted because of the possibility of media bias, journalist interpretation and agenda setting.
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  • It will rain tomorrow. (using a modal verb)
    It might rain tomorrow.
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  • There is life on Mars. (appears)
    It appears that there is life on Mars.
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  • Eating fat food is bad and should be avoided. (Using a quantifier)
    Many people think eating fast food is bad and ...
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  • He is guilty. (Using an adverb of probability)
    It is possible that he is guilty.
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  • Never use that font for websites. (Using an adverb of probability)
    Perhaps we shouldn't use that font for websites.
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  • She was angry. (Using an adverb of frequency)
    She was probably angry.
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  • Make a sentence with "It is usually true..."
    It is usually true that ...
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  • Make a sentence with "The majority of people..."
    The majority of people...
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  • Paper newspapers will disappear within the next decade. (A few)
    A few people believe that paper newspapers will disappear within the next decade.
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  • Most people think that Climate Change is caused by human activities.
    It is generally believed that Climate Change is caused by human activities.
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  • The key factor of divorce is gender hierarchy and gender inequality. (It could be the case that...)
    It could be the case that one key factor of divorce is gender hierarchy and gender inequality.
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  • Vietnamese people like to eat phở. (Using Impersonal structures)
    It is widely known that Vietnamese people like to eat phở.
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  • Everybody agrees that the main cause of the financial crash was subprime mortgage lending. (Using a modal verb)
    The main cause of the financial crash might be subprime mortgage lending.
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