1. Value-judgement
Usually yes (expresses strength/impact).
NOT a value-judgement in some technical uses (e.g., statistical power).
Examples
- A powerful combination of physical and chemical techniques, such as NMR and EPR, will be employed to address these questions …
2. Hyperbolic
Not inherently hyperbolic.
Examples
NA
3. Gratuitous
Usually gratuitous when modifying nouns that encode capability/functionality (e.g., tool, method, technique, model, approach, platform, technology, system, strategy, methodology, resource, analysis, data, insights, opportunity, role, impact, influence).
Examples
- To attain these objectives we use two powerful experimental techniques: intracochlear pressure measurements and interferometric measurements of intracochlear and middle ear motion.
4. Amplified
Sometimes amplified: the most, very, extremely, highly, uniquely, particularly, increasingly, remarkably, exceptionally
Examples
- Transgenic and knockout technologies are an extremely powerful set of tools used increasingly to investigate normal development and physiological processes …
5. Coordinated
Often coordinated/stacked (e.g., unique and powerful; novel and powerful; innovative and powerful; effective and powerful; versatile and powerful; powerful and reliable).
Examples
- …a plug and play, user-friendly, powerful and reliable dynamic clamp system …
6. Broader context
When ambiguous, consider whether surrounding context contributes to or detracts from overall promotional force (e.g., other hype terms vs. relative/hedged framing).
Examples
- These results suggest that morphometrical analysis may provide a more powerful tool to investigate problems of genetic risk than was previously believed.