If the listener denies scarcity, which alternative may be more fitting?

Supplementary Practice 14: Scarcity, Evidential Scope and Rhetorical Precision in Public Communication

• Laʿalla al-māʾa qalīlun — merely expressing uncertainty
• Hal al-māʾu qalīlun? — replacing the assertion with a question
• Al-māʾu qad yaqillu — only indicating a possible reduction
• Inna al-māʾa qalīlun