1. Value-judgement
Mixed.
- Usually value-judgement (evaluates degree or persuasive force).
- NOT value-judgement when modifying nouns that belong to established evaluative scales (especially in medicine / evidence-based research), e.g. strong evidence, strong association, strong correlation, strong signal, strong effect.
Examples
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Should a strong association be found, the authors propose a future systematic study … (NOT HYPE)
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…test the hypothesis that stress influences aging and provide strong insights into hormonal mediating mechanisms. (Value-judgement)
2. Hyperbolic
Not inherently hyperbolic.
Examples
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3. Gratuitous
Often gratuitous with institutional/abstract nouns (e.g., foundation, support, research, track record, commitment, background, record, emphasis, interest, rationale, potential, candidate, history, mentoring, mentorship, training, focus, team, collaboration, leadership, impact, community, influence, position, role, program, infrastructure, expertise).
Examples
- The ARC is built on a strong foundation of established and productive research scientists whose purpose is to advance the alcohol research field …
4. Amplified
Sometimes amplified: very, particularly, exceptionally, extremely, especially, unusually, remarkably, uniquely, exceedingly, increasingly, quite, extraordinarily, immensely, tremendously
Examples
- GSU … provides very strong support to the Mass Spectrometry Facility with …
5. Coordinated
Often coordinated/stacked (e.g., independent, broad, multidisciplinary, diverse, interdisciplinary, collaborative, productive, interactive, supportive, complementary, experienced, positive, significant, sustainable, durable, reliable, demonstrable, functional, sustained, active, clear, effective, flexible, innovative, resilient).
Examples
- …a successful cadre of strong, independent investigators …
6. Broader context
When ambiguous, consider whether surrounding context contributes to or detracts from overall promotional force.
Examples
- …there is now relatively strong evidence that paternal deficiency for this snoRNA cluster causes the major components of the PWS phenotype …