【译文1144】充满不确定性的年代，别轻信嗓门最大的人@覃晔 | 0203

在这个充满不确定性的时代，人们似乎更容易被说话笃定的人吸引。人们似乎更容易听从那些惯用判断句的“权威人士”。而如果一个人喜欢使用“可能”“也许”等有不确定意味的词汇，其影响力就会被削弱。但事实上，坚决肯定的态度并不总是意味着正确的判断和恰当的意见。这种给予言辞肯定的人过度回报的趋势是因何而起？又会给社会带来怎样的影响？YLYK·今日外刊精读In uncertain times, certainty is over-rated and over-rewardedBy Jemima KellyType the words "kind of", "probably" or "perhaps" into an email in Microsoft Outlook and the program might well tell you to think again. If the artificial intelligence-powered "Microsoft Editor" decides you're not sounding decisive enough, it will warn you: "Words expressing uncertainty lessen your impact."To me, ………………………………