Avoid weasel words Wikipedia offers a few tips for avoiding that bane of the aspiring, and sometimes, established writer: weasel words. There are different variations on weasel wording, with the general principle of introducing some proposition without attributing it to any concrete source. "Most scientists believe that..." fails to provide any evidence that this is indeed the case, or to clarify just where between 50% and 100% "most" ... Read full entry
Avoid weasel words
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 19 February, 2008 to the comment subset
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