Psychology Modal hedging inference BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Modal hedging & inference

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

His research with Amos Tversky introduced System 1 and System 2 thinking. An investment analyst who has spent twenty years reading markets may rely entirely on gut instinct while believing he is engaging in rigorous analysis.

Grammar Reference · Modal hedging & inference

Hedging with

This could suggest that confidence is unreliable. — softer claim, invites discussion

Cautious inference

The analyst may not have engaged System 2 at all. — uncertainty about what happened

Bolder modal: must

The data must indicate a calibration problem at board level. — strong logical conclusion

Common error

This would suggests... ✗ → This would suggest... ✓ — base form after modal

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Modal hedging & inference

1.The analyst's forecast have been distorted by the anchoring effect.

2.A pre-mortem process reduce the impact of overconfidence at board level.

3.Her certainty indicate that she has not considered the full range of outcomes.

4.The hindsight bias explain why the committee believed they had predicted the outcome.

5.There be a calibration problem if the team consistently overestimates their accuracy.

6.The peak-end rule mean that the final moments of a client call matter more than the content.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.I am certain this approach will reduce cognitive bias in our team.

2.The data proves that the decision was driven by loss aversion.

3.Her experience guarantees better calibration than less experienced colleagues.

4.Overconfidence clearly explains every forecast error the analysts made.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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