How Important Is The Writer's Passive Voice?

I have to respectfully disagree with your position, as I think that some standard should be implemented when dealing with this form of writing. It has always been my opinion that writing isn't made for its creator, it's made for its reader. Passive voice makes for a poor reading experience, it is difficult to understand and frequently poorly executed.

While it is important to give an author creative freedom when creating his or her work, it is of more importance that the reader be able to understand his message. This is where passive voice has serious drawbacks in most situations, poor use of that style can lead to a mess which is difficult to comprehend and muddle the message of the work itself. This muddling puts a strain on the reader to try and decipher the message the writer was trying to deliver. While muddling certainly has its place in fiction, in science writing there should be clarity in the argument and writing. The goal of science writing isn't leaving findings up to interpretation (implications yes, the findings no), but to report the findings.

I don't think passive voice is going to help anyone make their argument better, except in the few instances where the actor is …show more content…
Grammar rules, spelling rules, convention rules, and all the other pieces of writing which we have been taught since we were first taught to write exist for a reason: It doesn't matter what you say if nobody can understand it. The passive voice rule exists for this exact same reason, the audience has to be able to understand what the person is writing about. As someone who has read plenty of passive voice ridden papers when I was an English tutor I know for a fact that passive voice over usage makes writing so much more difficult to understand and puts a strain on the