Does a phrase "It is undoubtedly true that" has the same meaning with "It is true that" ?

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Clive · Accepted Answer

undoubtedly shows that the writer wants to add emphasis.

But ironically, the addition of undoubtedly seems in my opinion to suggest that there is in fact some possibility of doubt.

Clive

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Dongg Thieu
Does ~~a phrase~~ the clause "It is undoubtedly true that" ~~has~~ have the same meaning as ~~with~~ "It is true that" ?

As Clive wrote, it puts the seed of doubt in the reader's mind.

Beginning a sentence "It is (undoubtedly / certainly / unequivocally / indisputably) true that"... usually has the effect of unnecessary verbiage, detracting from the forceful nature of a simple statement.

Most of the time, it is not an elegant way to begin an essay.

Consider these statements

Students in high schools in Japan and China get much longer homework assignments than students in the UK and the USA. 
The solar system was formed 4.3 billion years ago from a great cloud of dust and gas.

These sentences are elegant, straightforward and clear.

Compare with:

It is undoubtedly true that students in schools in Japan and China get much longer homework assignments than students in the UK and the USA. 
It is true that the solar system was formed 4.3 billion years ago from a great cloud of dust and gas.

The addition of the first clause detracts from the simple factual statements. It adds no meaning, and only serves to cause the reader to distrust what you say in the rest of the essay.

I advise that you avoid such excess verbiage unless you use it as a literary device for contrast in the pattern "it is true that..., but...." This is equivalent to "Although ..., ..."

It is true that students in high schools in Japan and China get much longer homework assignments than students in the UK and the USA, but that extra homework does not result in any better knowledge or skills. Instead, it only causes these Asian teenagers to be more resentful, angry and frustrated. 

Although students in high schools in Japan and China get much longer homework assignments than students in the UK and the USA, that extra homework does not result in any better knowledge or skills. Instead, it only causes these Asian teenagers to be more resentful, angry and frustrated.

Does a phrase "It is undoubtedly true that" has the same meaning with "It is true that" ?

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