Speculation Cue: speculation words and phrases
In addition to verbs, such as “suggest”, “show”, and “indicate”, the following phrases can be speculation cues.
- can/could (be) (concluded/considered/described/interpreted/rationalized)
- Analyze(d/s)/analyse(d/s)
- Implication
- Insight(s)
- Proposal(s)
- probability
- (is/are) positioned (for/to do)
- ~ consistent with
- ~ agree(s) (well) with
- ~ appear(s) (likely/favorable/to involve)
- Argue against
- apparent/apparently
- understand(ing)
- test(ed)
- suggestive (of)
- Putative
- Presumably/probably
- presume(d)
- unclear
- unknown