tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post808742498362923176..comments2024-01-12T08:44:54.145+00:00Comments on While looking for something else...: On rehabilitating learning styles?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258082.post-83223567516097845552013-06-12T11:52:18.803+01:002013-06-12T11:52:18.803+01:00I went on a course recently in writing expert witn...I went on a course recently in writing expert witness reports, which said something about modal auxiliary verbs which is useful in analysing this editorial. The word "may" is used throughout this piece, implying that the conclusions are possibly true. This is not just blow the standard of proof in science, but falls below the considerably less demanding legal standard of proof. We were also told to avoid the phrase "in my view" as it reliably flagged a lower degree of conviction than "in my opinion"<br /><br />Telling forms of expression aside, I assume this flags a change in fashion, rather than any new hard evidence? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com