Should I Use Active or Passive Voice in a Research Paper?

One decision that gives pause to thousands of research writers every time they start a new paper is whether to use the active or passive voice in their research papers.
You may have been taught in school that you should always use the active voice, especially when giving speeches and when writing fiction or persuasive essays, as it gives more agency to the subject than does the passive voice construction, making your sentences leaner and stronger.
While this rule generally applies to research writing, there are some definite differences in application, and this accounts for why there are so many sentences in scientific journal articles using the passive voice construction.
This video explains the circumstances where an author should choose passive voice over active voice and what difference it can make to comprehension in research and academic writing.
This video includes:
✔ An explanation of the difference between active voice and passive voice constructions
✔ General rules for using voices in writing
✔ Detailed breakdown of situations in which applying the passive voice is preferable and why
✔ Many sample sentences taken from research papers and applicable to your writing
Who should watch this video:
★Research writers writing a paper for a journal or conference
★Students interested in tips for improving their research and academic writing
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[@ryanlongmuir8286]

Great video, it concisely breaks down the structural differences between active and passive voice and discussed the strengths of each. Thank you!

[@zaratube69]

Wow! Kevin, job well done!

[@seca.fernandez]

Great video, people in KZbin usually don’t explain why we use active voice in the first place

[@Slaindarr]

This excellent video was found to be most helpful to the viewer. Thanks!

[@GoHaNi]

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[@Remedy493]

I have had a better understanding, thank you

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[@johngood8764]

Great!

[@atiqashahzadi4874]

thank you !! Much informative lecture for listeners... can you please upload videos about reading articles and pointing out information that is relevant to your topic and how to fit in our own research paper.... explain it with few examples.. THank You

[@gracewood6768]

It's so hard :( Im creating my paper and all of them are passive voice. my Thesis adviser keeps on telling me to be direct =(

[@jsjb3468]

cheers

[@shahtajbaloch3155]

Thank you very much. Your videos are very helpful. I am a post graduate student . Plz make a video of how to effectively evaluate a scientific paper. As its the hardest thing to do for me. Plz

[@SayuSR]

Informative, found a lot of wrong active/ passive usages in my document. Thanks. But I found the background music of the video disturbing when trying to concentrate on this video.

[@Wordvice]

It is a bit creepy, isn't it? We'll try to keep the music happier and more mellow in future videos. ^^

[@yavuzselimist34]

Congr.