BUISNESS COMMUNICATION LL W/MINDTAP
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Chapter 3, Problem 15CT
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To determine:
Whether it is unethical to use a passive voice like to avoid specifics.
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Active voice: is the sentence wherein the subject perform the action and passive voice is the sentence wherein the subject is acted upon by the verb.
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