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Want to sound cautious, confident, or convincingly objective without sounding absolute? This lesson dives deep into *Advanced Hedging and Boosting**—the essential tools of **Linguistic Modality* that allow you to precisely control the strength of your claims, a key marker of C2/Proficiency level English.
We break down the vocabulary and structures that modulate your discourse:

*Hedging (Showing Caution/Tentativeness):* Used to soften claims in academic writing or professional discussions. Phrases like: *It would appear that, Tends to, Arguably, Somewhat, Almost certainly.* (Instead of is or *will*).
*Boosters (Showing Confidence/Certainty):* Used to emphasize and add conviction to strong claims. Phrases like: *Undoubtedly, Clearly, Demonstrably, It is paramount that, Beyond a shadow of a doubt.* (Used sparingly for maximum impact).
*The Grammar of Modality:* Focusing on modal verbs, modal adverbs, and multi-word expressions that express degrees of probability (e.g., *might well*, *could possibly*).

Mastering this nuanced control over certainty will make your written and spoken arguments more sophisticated, credible, and appropriate for high-level contexts.

🗣 *Practice Challenge:* Take the absolute sentence: *"Climate change will destroy our cities."* Rewrite it using a hedging phrase and then a boosting phrase in the comments below!

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*TIME STAMPS:*
0:00 - Intro: The *Spectrum of Certainty*
0:05 - *Advanced Hedging* (Academic Caution)
0:12 - *Advanced Boosters* (High-Impact Claims)
0:18 - *Modal Adverbs and Multi-Word Modifiers*
0:25 - *Choosing the Right Modality* for the Audience
0:30 - Practice Drill: Converting Absolute Statements

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