Reporting verbs - EAP Foundation
https://www.eapfoundation.com/writing/references/reportingStrength of reporting verbs. Reporting verbs vary in terms of strength. Consider the following examples. Smith (2016) assumes that reporting verbs have different strengths. Smith (2016) insists that reporting verbs have different strengths. Although both verbs have the same general meaning, namely believe, the verb assume is quite weak, while the verb insist is much stronger.
Reporting verbs - EAP Foundation
www.eapfoundation.com › writing › referencesReporting verbs, also known as referring verbs, are verbs which are used when you report or refer to another writer's work. They are needed to connect the in-text citation to the information which you are citing. See the following examples, in which the reporting verbs ( point out and state) are shown in bold.