Sentences with phrase «use weasel words»

So yes, as you point out, it has become common of late for scientists to use weasel words like «might» and «could» and «possibly».

It's a true sentence because you used the weasel words «may or may not».

That DA from Central NY who was one of the co-chairs (I think) STILL uses weasel words when he discusses the failure of the the Commission.

The nationalizing coalition uses weasel words because their entire project depends on stealth.

Should we be commenting that they are using weasel words where «past decades» does not include the current decade?

Not exact matches

More importantly, promiscuous use of these weasel words corrupts the English language.

You don't have to eliminate weasel words from your vocabulary, but for heaven's sake think twice before you use them.

Now «revelation» is to a considerable degree a «weasel - word,» to use a term employed nowadays by some of the semanticists; that is, it is a word which is susceptible of many meanings and which therefore must be defined if we are to grasp the significance which it possesses for Christians.

That's why they love the passive voice so much in addition to the use of weasel words.

So IPCC retained its conclusion reached by alleged PDF averaging, simply concealing its faulty methodology, pretending to have used a lesser - known, advanced methodology by introducing the weasel - words, well - established.

Now, you use the standard weasel words.

and this leading light of the consensus community uses her own blog to claim, not only that the IPCC did not overstate certainty, but that it used «underwhelming weasel words» in grossly «exaggerating» uncertainty.

Rather, using such under - whelming weasel words only adds to the deliberate public confusion regarding climate change.

There is denial within governments, where spin - doctors use «weasel words» to pretend they are taking action.

The use of the weasel word «suggests» doesn't convince either.

«Appears» is a weasel word, used frequently by those of the alarmist persuasion..