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>> were caused > How would you have it phrased? Without commenting on this particular event, the passive voice typically doesn't identify the actor and can th
by KineticLensman 7y ago
>> were caused
> How would you have it phrased?
Without commenting on this particular event, the passive voice typically doesn't identify the actor and can thus be used to omit or obscure responsibility.
Consider the classic 'mistakes were made' vs. active alternatives such as 'we made mistakes' or 'they made mistakes'.
- seemslegit 7y agoExcept this is an encyclopedic summary of a conflict - not a speech. The entry also tells you exactly how many people of each category were killed by each side, nitpicking on the passive voice here is idiotic.
- KineticLensman 7y ago> Without commenting on this particular event
- seemslegit 7y agoWithout commenting on this particular event, the passive voice is the correct voice to use in a sentence, the intent and purpose of which is to describe the outcomes of an event rather than its causes.