▲Use first person pronoun as subject:
I, We
▲Use verbs with first person subject:
advocate, believe, feel, know, mean, think, understand
▲Use personalized expressions:
it seems to me, it appears, from my point of view, in my view, in my opinion
▲Use attitudinal signals such as:
assuredly, certainly, definitely, indisputably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably
clearly, obviously, plainly
fortunately, unfortunately, unhappily
significantly
rightly, wrongly
▲Use verbs like should, must, ought to
Ways of hedging or avoiding commitment
Avoid using first person pronouns
▲Use impersonal subjects, such as it
▲Use passive voice so as to avoid specifying an agent or doer such as:
It can be imagined that ...
Large numbers of foreign students have been admitted ...
▲Use verbs (often with an impersonal subject) such as:
hear, guess, imagine, suggest, suppose
signals such as:
apparently, arguably, hypothetically, ideally, possibly, seemingly, superficially hopefully, strangely, unexpectedly, regrettably
▲Use verbs such as:
could, would, may, might
