{"id":4458,"date":"2026-02-10T19:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/?p=4458"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:28:40","slug":"c2-modality-stance-evidentiality-test-3-academic-claim-control-for-ielts-toefl-yds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c2-modality-stance-evidentiality-test-3-academic-claim-control-for-ielts-toefl-yds\/","title":{"rendered":"C2 Modality, Stance &#038; Evidentiality Test 3 | Academic Claim Control for IELTS TOEFL YDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"hdq_quiz_title\">C2 Modality, Stance &amp; Evidentiality Test 3 | Academic Claim Control for IELTS TOEFL YDS<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"609\">This C2-level grammar test focuses on irony, understatement, and strategic ambiguity in advanced academic English. Designed for IELTS, TOEFL, and YDS candidates aiming for near-native proficiency.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1075\">Choose the <strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"896\">most academically appropriate option<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"900\" \/>Each question tests <strong data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"940\">implicit meaning<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"962\">authorial stance<\/strong>, or <strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"990\">rhetorical strategy<\/strong>, not surface grammar.<br data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1015\" \/>&#x2714; indicates the correct answer.<br data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1049\" \/>Each explanation includes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1200\">\n<li data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1098\">\n<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1098\">Structural reason<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1116\">\n<p data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1116\">Meaning logic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1138\">\n<p data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1138\">Rhetorical effect<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1169\">\n<p data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1169\">Why the wrong answers fail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1200\">\n<p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1200\">Exam \/ academic usage note<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class = \"hdq_quiz_wrapper\"><a href = \"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c2-modality-stance-evidentiality-test-3-academic-claim-control-for-ielts-toefl-yds\/\" rel=\"noamphtml\" class = \"hdq_quiz_start hdq_button button\" role = \"button\">QUIZ START<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/a1-grammar-exercises\/\">A1 Online Grammar Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A2 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/a2-grammar-exercises\/\">A2 Online Grammar <\/a><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/a2-grammar-exercises\/\">Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"B1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/b1-grammar-exercises\/\"><label class=\"selectit\">B1 Online Grammar <\/label><\/a><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/b1-grammar-exercises\/\">Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A2 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/b2-grammar-exercises\/\">B2 Online Grammar <\/a><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/b2-grammar-exercises\/\">Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c1-grammar-exercises\/\">C1 Online Grammar <\/a><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c1-grammar-exercises\/\">Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c2-grammar-exercises\/\">C2 Online Grammar <\/a><a title=\"A1 GRAMMAR EXERCISES\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishtestcenter.com\/index.php\/c2-grammar-exercises\/\">Quizes<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4004\" data-end=\"4035\">&#x1f4d8; <strong data-start=\"4010\" data-end=\"4035\">DETAILED EXPLANATIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr data-start=\"4037\" data-end=\"4040\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4061\"><strong data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4061\">1. ironic &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4262\"><strong data-start=\"4063\" data-end=\"4085\">Structural reason:<\/strong> Quotation marks + neutral adjective<br data-start=\"4121\" data-end=\"4124\" \/><strong data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4142\">Meaning logic:<\/strong> \u201cInteresting\u201d is contextually downgraded<br data-start=\"4183\" data-end=\"4186\" \/><strong data-start=\"4186\" data-end=\"4208\">Rhetorical effect:<\/strong> Distance without open attack<br data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4240\" \/><strong data-start=\"4240\" data-end=\"4260\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4263\" data-end=\"4413\">\n<li data-start=\"4263\" data-end=\"4302\">\n<p data-start=\"4265\" data-end=\"4302\"><em data-start=\"4265\" data-end=\"4280\">complimentary<\/em> \u2192 no praise follows<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4303\" data-end=\"4413\">\n<p data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4413\"><em data-start=\"4305\" data-end=\"4319\">enthusiastic<\/em> \u2192 tone contradicts<br data-start=\"4338\" data-end=\"4341\" \/><strong data-start=\"4341\" data-end=\"4355\">Exam note:<\/strong> Irony is often <strong data-start=\"4371\" data-end=\"4413\">lexically mild but pragmatically sharp<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4415\" data-end=\"4418\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4420\" data-end=\"4447\"><strong data-start=\"4424\" data-end=\"4447\">2. understatement &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4449\" data-end=\"4605\"><strong data-start=\"4449\" data-end=\"4463\">Structure:<\/strong> Negative modifier (\u201cnot entirely\u201d)<br data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4501\" \/><strong data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4511\">Logic:<\/strong> Weak negation = strong doubt<br data-start=\"4540\" data-end=\"4543\" \/><strong data-start=\"4543\" data-end=\"4554\">Effect:<\/strong> Polite academic rejection<br data-start=\"4580\" data-end=\"4583\" \/><strong data-start=\"4583\" data-end=\"4603\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4731\">\n<li data-start=\"4606\" data-end=\"4644\">\n<p data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4644\">Explicit criticism would be direct<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4645\" data-end=\"4731\">\n<p data-start=\"4647\" data-end=\"4731\">Exaggeration does the opposite<br data-start=\"4677\" data-end=\"4680\" \/><strong data-start=\"4680\" data-end=\"4690\">Usage:<\/strong> Extremely common in peer review language<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"4733\" data-end=\"4736\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4738\" data-end=\"4770\"><strong data-start=\"4742\" data-end=\"4770\">3. strategic ambiguity &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4939\"><strong data-start=\"4772\" data-end=\"4786\">Structure:<\/strong> Modal openness without commitment<br data-start=\"4820\" data-end=\"4823\" \/><strong data-start=\"4823\" data-end=\"4833\">Logic:<\/strong> Keeps multiple interpretations viable<br data-start=\"4871\" data-end=\"4874\" \/><strong data-start=\"4874\" data-end=\"4885\">Effect:<\/strong> Shields author from refutation<br data-start=\"4916\" data-end=\"4919\" \/><strong data-start=\"4919\" data-end=\"4937\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4940\" data-end=\"5055\">\n<li data-start=\"4940\" data-end=\"4971\">\n<p data-start=\"4942\" data-end=\"4971\">Inconsistency implies error<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4972\" data-end=\"5055\">\n<p data-start=\"4974\" data-end=\"5055\">Certainty contradicts \u201calternative\u201d<br data-start=\"5009\" data-end=\"5012\" \/><strong data-start=\"5012\" data-end=\"5025\">Exam tip:<\/strong> C2 favors <strong data-start=\"5036\" data-end=\"5055\">hedged openness<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5057\" data-end=\"5060\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"5062\" data-end=\"5093\"><strong data-start=\"5066\" data-end=\"5093\">4. deliberately vague &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5095\" data-end=\"5249\"><strong data-start=\"5095\" data-end=\"5109\">Structure:<\/strong> Non-specific noun (\u201csome outcomes\u201d)<br data-start=\"5145\" data-end=\"5148\" \/><strong data-start=\"5148\" data-end=\"5158\">Logic:<\/strong> Avoids evaluative judgment<br data-start=\"5185\" data-end=\"5188\" \/><strong data-start=\"5188\" data-end=\"5199\">Effect:<\/strong> Minimizes accountability<br data-start=\"5224\" data-end=\"5227\" \/><strong data-start=\"5227\" data-end=\"5247\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5352\">\n<li data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5272\">\n<p data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5272\">No positive marker<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5273\" data-end=\"5352\">\n<p data-start=\"5275\" data-end=\"5352\">No emotional lexis<br data-start=\"5293\" data-end=\"5296\" \/><strong data-start=\"5296\" data-end=\"5314\">Academic note:<\/strong> Vagueness \u2260 weakness; often strategic<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5354\" data-end=\"5357\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"5359\" data-end=\"5398\"><strong data-start=\"5363\" data-end=\"5398\">5. signal evaluative distance &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5400\" data-end=\"5514\"><strong data-start=\"5400\" data-end=\"5410\">Logic:<\/strong> Irony separates author from surface meaning<br data-start=\"5454\" data-end=\"5457\" \/><strong data-start=\"5457\" data-end=\"5468\">Effect:<\/strong> Reader infers stance<br data-start=\"5489\" data-end=\"5492\" \/><strong data-start=\"5492\" data-end=\"5512\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5515\" data-end=\"5647\">\n<li data-start=\"5515\" data-end=\"5555\">\n<p data-start=\"5517\" data-end=\"5555\">Overt ridicule breaks academic norms<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5556\" data-end=\"5647\">\n<p data-start=\"5558\" data-end=\"5647\">Emotional appeal is avoided at C2<br data-start=\"5591\" data-end=\"5594\" \/><strong data-start=\"5594\" data-end=\"5604\">IELTS:<\/strong> Band 9 descriptors reward implicit control<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5649\" data-end=\"5652\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"5654\" data-end=\"5686\"><strong data-start=\"5658\" data-end=\"5686\">6. implicit skepticism &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5688\" data-end=\"5838\"><strong data-start=\"5688\" data-end=\"5702\">Structure:<\/strong> Praise without elaboration<br data-start=\"5729\" data-end=\"5732\" \/><strong data-start=\"5732\" data-end=\"5742\">Logic:<\/strong> Withholding endorsement = doubt<br data-start=\"5774\" data-end=\"5777\" \/><strong data-start=\"5777\" data-end=\"5788\">Effect:<\/strong> Subtle negative evaluation<br data-start=\"5815\" data-end=\"5818\" \/><strong data-start=\"5818\" data-end=\"5836\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"5839\" data-end=\"5911\">\n<li data-start=\"5839\" data-end=\"5871\">\n<p data-start=\"5841\" data-end=\"5871\">Endorsement requires support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5872\" data-end=\"5911\">\n<p data-start=\"5874\" data-end=\"5911\">Neutrality lacks evaluative tension<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"5913\" data-end=\"5916\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"5918\" data-end=\"5954\"><strong data-start=\"5922\" data-end=\"5954\">7. forces reader inference &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"5956\" data-end=\"6058\"><strong data-start=\"5956\" data-end=\"5966\">Logic:<\/strong> Meaning is implied, not stated<br data-start=\"5997\" data-end=\"6000\" \/><strong data-start=\"6000\" data-end=\"6011\">Effect:<\/strong> Engages expert reader<br data-start=\"6033\" data-end=\"6036\" \/><strong data-start=\"6036\" data-end=\"6056\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6059\" data-end=\"6177\">\n<li data-start=\"6059\" data-end=\"6097\">\n<p data-start=\"6061\" data-end=\"6097\">Responsibility remains with author<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6098\" data-end=\"6177\">\n<p data-start=\"6100\" data-end=\"6177\">Clarity is intentionally reduced<br data-start=\"6132\" data-end=\"6135\" \/><strong data-start=\"6135\" data-end=\"6149\">C2 marker:<\/strong> Reader inference competence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"6179\" data-end=\"6182\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"6184\" data-end=\"6213\"><strong data-start=\"6188\" data-end=\"6213\">8. polite rejection &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6215\" data-end=\"6341\"><strong data-start=\"6215\" data-end=\"6229\">Structure:<\/strong> Modal + reconsideration<br data-start=\"6253\" data-end=\"6256\" \/><strong data-start=\"6256\" data-end=\"6266\">Logic:<\/strong> Soft refusal<br data-start=\"6279\" data-end=\"6282\" \/><strong data-start=\"6282\" data-end=\"6293\">Effect:<\/strong> Maintains collegial tone<br data-start=\"6318\" data-end=\"6321\" \/><strong data-start=\"6321\" data-end=\"6339\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6395\">\n<li data-start=\"6342\" data-end=\"6362\">\n<p data-start=\"6344\" data-end=\"6362\">Agreement absent<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6363\" data-end=\"6395\">\n<p data-start=\"6365\" data-end=\"6395\">Correction would be explicit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"6397\" data-end=\"6400\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"6402\" data-end=\"6445\"><strong data-start=\"6406\" data-end=\"6445\">9. maintain plausible deniability &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6447\" data-end=\"6548\"><strong data-start=\"6447\" data-end=\"6457\">Logic:<\/strong> Author can retract strong readings<br data-start=\"6492\" data-end=\"6495\" \/><strong data-start=\"6495\" data-end=\"6506\">Effect:<\/strong> Strategic safety<br data-start=\"6523\" data-end=\"6526\" \/><strong data-start=\"6526\" data-end=\"6546\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6549\" data-end=\"6621\">\n<li data-start=\"6549\" data-end=\"6593\">\n<p data-start=\"6551\" data-end=\"6593\">Precision is grammatical, not rhetorical<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6594\" data-end=\"6621\">\n<p data-start=\"6596\" data-end=\"6621\">Complexity is secondary<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"6623\" data-end=\"6626\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"6628\" data-end=\"6658\"><strong data-start=\"6632\" data-end=\"6658\">10. veiled criticism &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6660\" data-end=\"6764\"><strong data-start=\"6660\" data-end=\"6670\">Logic:<\/strong> \u201cUnconventional\u201d lacks praise<br data-start=\"6700\" data-end=\"6703\" \/><strong data-start=\"6703\" data-end=\"6714\">Effect:<\/strong> Signals concern indirectly<br data-start=\"6741\" data-end=\"6744\" \/><strong data-start=\"6744\" data-end=\"6762\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6765\" data-end=\"6835\">\n<li data-start=\"6765\" data-end=\"6809\">\n<p data-start=\"6767\" data-end=\"6809\">Admiration would be qualified positively<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"6810\" data-end=\"6835\">\n<p data-start=\"6812\" data-end=\"6835\">Excitement irrelevant<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"6837\" data-end=\"6840\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"6842\" data-end=\"6877\"><strong data-start=\"6846\" data-end=\"6877\">11. indirect and deniable &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6879\" data-end=\"6979\"><strong data-start=\"6879\" data-end=\"6889\">Logic:<\/strong> Irony permits reinterpretation<br data-start=\"6920\" data-end=\"6923\" \/><strong data-start=\"6923\" data-end=\"6934\">Effect:<\/strong> Academic protection<br data-start=\"6954\" data-end=\"6957\" \/><strong data-start=\"6957\" data-end=\"6977\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7036\">\n<li data-start=\"6980\" data-end=\"7001\">\n<p data-start=\"6982\" data-end=\"7001\">Humor is optional<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7002\" data-end=\"7036\">\n<p data-start=\"7004\" data-end=\"7036\">Personal attack violates genre<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"7038\" data-end=\"7041\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"7043\" data-end=\"7077\"><strong data-start=\"7047\" data-end=\"7077\">12. understated critique &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7079\" data-end=\"7215\"><strong data-start=\"7079\" data-end=\"7093\">Structure:<\/strong> Minimizing adjective<br data-start=\"7114\" data-end=\"7117\" \/><strong data-start=\"7117\" data-end=\"7127\">Logic:<\/strong> Weak evidence = strong criticism<br data-start=\"7160\" data-end=\"7163\" \/><strong data-start=\"7163\" data-end=\"7174\">Effect:<\/strong> Polite evaluation<br data-start=\"7192\" data-end=\"7195\" \/><strong data-start=\"7195\" data-end=\"7213\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7216\" data-end=\"7286\">\n<li data-start=\"7216\" data-end=\"7253\">\n<p data-start=\"7218\" data-end=\"7253\">Neutral would be descriptive only<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7254\" data-end=\"7286\">\n<p data-start=\"7256\" data-end=\"7286\">Praise contradicts \u201climited\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"7288\" data-end=\"7291\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"7293\" data-end=\"7330\"><strong data-start=\"7297\" data-end=\"7330\">13. peer-reviewed criticism &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7332\" data-end=\"7433\"><strong data-start=\"7332\" data-end=\"7342\">Logic:<\/strong> Face-saving norms apply<br data-start=\"7366\" data-end=\"7369\" \/><strong data-start=\"7369\" data-end=\"7380\">Effect:<\/strong> Maintains academic civility<br data-start=\"7408\" data-end=\"7411\" \/><strong data-start=\"7411\" data-end=\"7431\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7434\" data-end=\"7497\">\n<li data-start=\"7434\" data-end=\"7467\">\n<p data-start=\"7436\" data-end=\"7467\">Narratives favor explicitness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7468\" data-end=\"7497\">\n<p data-start=\"7470\" data-end=\"7497\">Promotion avoids critique<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"7499\" data-end=\"7502\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"7504\" data-end=\"7536\"><strong data-start=\"7508\" data-end=\"7536\">14. evidential caution &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7538\" data-end=\"7678\"><strong data-start=\"7538\" data-end=\"7552\">Structure:<\/strong> Contrastive qualifier<br data-start=\"7574\" data-end=\"7577\" \/><strong data-start=\"7577\" data-end=\"7587\">Logic:<\/strong> Data suggests, doesn\u2019t prove<br data-start=\"7616\" data-end=\"7619\" \/><strong data-start=\"7619\" data-end=\"7630\">Effect:<\/strong> Epistemic responsibility<br data-start=\"7655\" data-end=\"7658\" \/><strong data-start=\"7658\" data-end=\"7676\">Wrong answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7679\" data-end=\"7743\">\n<li data-start=\"7679\" data-end=\"7711\">\n<p data-start=\"7681\" data-end=\"7711\">Weakness is reader inference<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"7712\" data-end=\"7743\">\n<p data-start=\"7714\" data-end=\"7743\">Indecision misreads control<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"7745\" data-end=\"7748\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"7750\" data-end=\"7791\"><strong data-start=\"7754\" data-end=\"7791\">15. preserves scholarly decorum &#x2714;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"7793\" data-end=\"7915\"><strong data-start=\"7793\" data-end=\"7803\">Logic:<\/strong> Implicitness maintains professionalism<br data-start=\"7842\" data-end=\"7845\" \/><strong data-start=\"7845\" data-end=\"7856\">Effect:<\/strong> Protects academic community norms<br data-start=\"7890\" data-end=\"7893\" \/><strong data-start=\"7893\" data-end=\"7913\">Why others fail:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"7916\" data-end=\"7981\">\n<li data-start=\"7916\" data-end=\"7937\">\n<p data-start=\"7918\" data-end=\"7937\">Length irrelevant<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li 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