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human
I believe passive voice is better than active. CMV.

My writing style is heavily influenced by the passive voice. It has been ever since I can remember. Even though I use it often in my writing, I have no concrete objective reasons for liking it. To me it is is simply more elegant, professional, and flows smother. Although I don't want to change, I have been told by many of my high school teachers that some college professors hate it, and that its use may hurt my essays. I hope this is not true, but I would like to know before I enter this fall. 

I apologize for my subjectiveness, but can someone please change my view?


Edit: Just a quick fyi. Although in English passive is frowned upon, others languages, like Spanish, encourage passive.
gpt
I think the main attraction of active voice is that it is more concise than passive voice.

Action on the bill is being considered by the committee.

The committee is considering action on the bill.

The second sentence is much more straightforward and requires less mental processing.  Now, true, it isn't much, but when we're talking about a 5 page paper there is a noticeable difference in the effort required.

And what about a doctoral thesis?