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The phrase "as a default answer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a standard or pre-set response that is given when no other specific answer is provided.
Example: "In situations where the user does not specify a preference, the system will respond with 'as a default answer' to ensure clarity."
Alternatives: "as a standard response" or "as a preset answer".
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Saying "we cannot afford it" will no longer work as a default answer.
Patients may be reluctant to admit their real financial status and thus may write down "average" as a default answer.
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"The best way to avoid procrastination is to have a default answer of 'No' ready for all new tasks.
The other psychological hurdle, acquiescence bias, is the tendency to say we agree as a default response to survey statements, particularly when our knowledge is limited or none of the available answers fit.
In particular, C2EM-3 can be used as a default solution.
We are urging all schools who have not yet submitted their autumn census or collected the data for January to put down 'Not yet obtained' as the default answer for all children to the country of birth and nationality questions, until they know exactly who will use this data and why".
Our governments have created a state where the default answer is 'No', even when it is something as innocent as a nine-year-old blogging about school dinners.
These questions must be answered before the computer will generate a dose recommendation (table 3), but the user can easily ignore these questions as the default answers are no.
Carlos Eduardo Espinal at Seedcamp points out in an excellent blog post that the default answer to this question is "as much as you can" but also that "in some cases, more isn't necessarily better".
More importantly, despite equivalent physical effort, individuals cheat less when it requires overriding a default, correct answer (Super-commission) than when simply giving an incorrect answer (Commission) — because the former is psychologically harder.
The default answer for a long time — when real estate's horizon seemed limitless — was to own.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com