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Lenguaje Cauto (Hedging) en inglés

El hedging es el arte de afirmar con cautela: no decir "esto es así" sino "esto parece ser así" o "esto tiende a pasar". En inglés académico y formal,…

El hedging es el arte de afirmar con cautela: no decir "esto es así" sino "esto parece ser así" o "esto tiende a pasar". En inglés académico y formal, matizar las afirmaciones es señal de madurez y precisión, no de inseguridad. Se consigue con verbos como tend to, appear, suggest, modales (may, would), adverbios (arguably, presumably, apparently) y expresiones (to some extent, it could be argued that). Es de lo más valorado en el Writing de nivel alto, donde afirmar tajantemente resta puntos.

Formas de matizar

Verbos: tend to, appear to, seem to, suggest: The data suggests that...

Adverbios: arguably, presumably, apparently, largely.

Expresiones: to some extent, it could be argued that, it would appear that.

Directo vs matizado

ENSocial media is harmful → Social media may be harmful, to some extent.

ESSocial media is harmful → Social media may be harmful, to some extent.

ENThis proves it → This would appear to support the idea.

ESThis proves it → This would appear to support the idea.

El error típico del hispanohablante

Matizar no es debilidad — en ensayos, las afirmaciones absolutas (always, never, everyone) suenan ingenuas.

No apiles matices: may possibly perhaps es demasiado — con uno basta.

Practica Lenguaje Cauto (Hedging)

Tres bloques por nivel. Responde, corrige y aprende de tus fallos con la explicación de cada pregunta. Gratis, sin límite.

Bloque 1 · Básico

A2-B1

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It ______ that prices are rising.

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1. It ______ that prices are rising.
seemsseemseeming
'It seems that' introduce una afirmación cauta en 3ª persona.
2. This ______ be the best option.
mayshallwill
El modal de posibilidad para suavizar es may.
3. He ______ to arrive late.
tendstendtending
'He tends to' expresa una tendencia, no una certeza.
4. The results ______ to be positive.
appearingappearsappear
Con sujeto plural: 'The results appear to be'.
5. It ______ like a good idea.
seemsseemingseem
'It seems like' suaviza la valoración.
6. She ______ be at home now.
willmightmust
Para expresar incertidumbre se usa might.
7. This is ______ the most difficult part.
probableprobabilityprobably
El adverbio que atenúa la afirmación es probably.
8. The weather ______ to improve tomorrow.
seemseemingseems
Con sujeto singular: 'The weather seems to improve'.
9. I ______ this is correct.
thinkthinkingthought
'I think' presenta la idea como opinión, no como hecho.
10. There ______ to be a mistake.
appearappearsappearing
'There appears to be' suaviza la afirmación.
11. Prices ______ rise in winter.
tendingtend totends to
Con sujeto plural: 'Prices tend to rise'.
12. It ______ possible, but I'm not sure.
seemsseemingseem
'It seems possible' expresa cautela.
13. He ______ know the answer.
mightmustshall
Para posibilidad incierta se usa might.
14. This ______ to work in most cases.
tendstendtending
Con sujeto singular: 'This tends to work'.
15. It ______ that she was right.
appearappearingappears
'It appears that' presenta la conclusión con cautela.

Bloque 2 · Intermedio

B1-B2

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The plan is, ______, quite risky.

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1. The plan is, ______, quite risky.
arguablyargumentargue
El adverbio que matiza una opinión discutible es arguably.
2. This is true ______ some extent.
inatto
La locución atenuadora es 'to some extent': to.
3. ______, the meeting went well.
ApparentAppearApparently
El adverbio de cautela es Apparently (por lo visto).
4. The data ______ a link between the two.
suggestsuggestssuggesting
'The data suggests' es más cauto que 'proves'.
5. It is ______ easy to make this mistake.
relationrelativerelatively
El adverbio atenuador es relatively (relativamente).
6. ______ general, the response was positive.
AtInOn
La locución es 'In general': In.
7. The task was ______ difficult.
somewheresomehowsomewhat
'somewhat' significa 'algo/un tanto', suavizando: somewhat.
8. This ______ to indicate a problem.
seemseemingseems
'This seems to indicate' presenta la señal con cautela.
9. The evidence ______ that he was innocent.
suggestssuggestingsuggest
'The evidence suggests' evita afirmar con rotundidad.
10. It could be argued ______ the policy failed.
whichtothat
La fórmula cauta es 'It could be argued that'.
11. The film is, ______, his best work.
arguablyarguearguable
El adverbio que introduce una opinión defendible es arguably.
12. Results may vary ______ some degree.
toinat
La locución atenuadora es 'to some degree': to.
13. ______ speaking, people prefer simple designs.
GenerallyGeneraliseGeneral
La fórmula cauta es 'Generally speaking': Generally.
14. The findings ______ that further research is needed.
indicateindicatingindicates
Con sujeto plural: 'The findings indicate', verbo cauto.
15. This approach is ______ more effective.
arguablearguablyargue
'arguably more effective' matiza la comparación: arguably.

Bloque 3 · Avanzado

B2-C1

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The theory ______ appear to hold in all cases.

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1. The theory ______ appear to hold in all cases.
does not necessarilynot necessaryno necessarily
'does not necessarily' matiza sin negar del todo la afirmación.
2. One ______ argue that the reform was premature.
can'tmustcould
'One could argue' es una fórmula cauta impersonal.
3. There ______ a tendency to overstate the results.
arehasis
'There is a tendency to' atenúa la afirmación con un sujeto singular.
4. The findings appear ______ suggest a correlation.
thatforto
El doble atenuador es 'appear to suggest'.
5. ______ and large, the strategy has been successful.
InByFor
La locución cauta es 'By and large' (en general): By.
6. In ______ sense, both sides are right.
theasome
La expresión matizadora es 'In a sense' (en cierto sentido).
7. The model would ______ to underestimate risk.
tendtendingtends
Tras el modal 'would' va el infinitivo: 'would tend to'.
8. It ______ be argued that the sample was too small.
mustcan'tcould
'It could be argued that' es una fórmula muy cauta.
9. The results are ______ conclusive.
no entirelynot entirelynot entire
'not entirely conclusive' matiza sin negar por completo.
10. This ______ suggests, rather than proves, causation.
meremerelymereness
El adverbio atenuador es merely (simplemente sugiere).
11. The author ______ to imply that reform is needed.
seemseemsseeming
'The author seems to imply' evita atribuir una afirmación tajante.
12. Such conclusions are ______ to interpretation.
openedopenopening
La expresión cauta es 'open to interpretation': open.
13. The effect is, ______ speaking, negligible.
breadthbroadbroadly
La fórmula matizadora es 'broadly speaking': broadly.
14. There ______ to be some support for this view.
appearsappearingappear
'There appears to be some' es una afirmación muy atenuada.
15. The data ______ point to a decline.
would seem towould seemingwould seems
La fórmula doblemente cauta es 'would seem to point': would seem to.

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