Amid economic uncertainty, Americans are betting on themselves

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As a rule, people want to leave a confident impression in their self-expression. However, there are situations where expressing uncertainty is essential – for example, in research, where knowledge can change quickly. How to express uncertainty in a way that does not affect the overall reliability of the text, spoke Nele Karolin, a junior researcher in linguistics at the University of Tartu, at the Teiva three-minute lecture competition.