Modesty a way to ensure academic modesty is to use cautious language This is also called hedging(栅栏≥卫护) language because to hedge against something'means to protect yourself from Its consequencesModesty • A way to ensure academic modesty is to use cautious language. • This is also called ‘hedging’ (栅栏→卫护) language, because ‘to hedge against something’ means to protect yourself from its consequences