"Hedging” is the use of cautious language in order to express your claims in a more neutral tone and acknowledge a degree of uncertainty in your claims. As a writer, you should be more cautious about ..."Hedging” is the use of cautious language in order to express your claims in a more neutral tone and acknowledge a degree of uncertainty in your claims. As a writer, you should be more cautious about the language you use and more critical about the claims you make because your points are based on the very limited number of sources you have read on your topic, and therefore, there may be flaws in your argumentation.