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Data Commentary2
Data Commentary2
COMMENTARY
PROF. MARIA CECILIA M. JALBUENA
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Table 5
Not correct:
in As shown in Table 1…
of a small number of
• With the exception
countries, such as Japan,
• Apart from Sweden, and Thailand,
student loan schemes
• Except for
are almost exclusively
reserved for higher
education.
WEAKER VERBS
Finally, claims can be reduced in strength by choosing a
weaker verb.
At the beginning of this unit, we compared the following.
• Unsound policies of the IMF led to the financial crisis.
(stronger)
• Unsound policies of the IMF contributed to the financial
crisis. (weaker)
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