January 6th, 2021, 03:46 PM
Flailing = Flip-flopping I think. Changing opinions quickly, acting irrationally, giving in quickly under pressure
Dunno about waffling, but it does sound like hedging
Flailing = Flip-flopping I think. Changing opinions quickly, acting irrationally, giving in quickly under pressure
Dunno about waffling, but it does sound like hedging
January 6th, 2021, 03:41 PM
Hedging refers to building a hedge around oneself, by using expressions of uncertainty, allowing one to back away of a statement when necessary.
[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_(linguistics)[/url]
[url]https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives/201210/what-do-linguistic-hedges-do[/url]
It's more about the choice of words in regards to one single opinion, while fence-sitting is about being on the fence between multiple stances.
Hedging refers to building a hedge around oneself, by using expressions of uncertainty, allowing one to back away of a statement when necessary.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge_(linguistics)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...stic-hedges-do
It's more about the choice of words in regards to one single opinion, while fence-sitting is about being on the fence between multiple stances.
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