Adverbs
Using adverbs to show degree of certainty
As an academic writer, you use language in a cautious manner because you recognise that:
You can use certain adverbs to show your opinion regarding:
- viewpoints in your field change according to what research shows
- you cannot usually prove the veracity of something.
- how important you think something is
- how certain
you are that something is true.
More info
- Adverbs of degree (scroll to the bottom of the page) (EnglishClub.com)