Passive voice makes sense when the topic of interest isn't the subject. Look at those headlines about Kennedy's death: https://www.manisteenews.com/news/slides

Passive voice makes sense when the topic of interest isn't the subject. Look at those headlines about Kennedy's death: https://www.manisteenews.com/news/slideshow/10-front-pages-from-JFK-s-assassination-229099.php https://www.manisteenews.com/news/slideshow/10-front-pages-f... Most of these headlines are passive, because the topic of interest isn't the (unknown) murderer, or the bullets themselves, but the victim. "Kennedy assassinated, Connally seriously wounded by shots" is way stronger than "somebody assassinated Kennedy, shots seriously wounded Connally". Ditto with "Kennedy to be buried in Arlington", which is way better than "a person will bury Kennedy in Arlington".