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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight
Is there a better way to say it? There are definitely alternate ways, though in this case that use may be preferable from the standpoint that it's a common usage and you're likely trying to draw on the familiarity of it.
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The problem with active voice at all times is that it pretty much requires that the actor be made explicit rather than implied as it in this sentence. And sometimes that creates more specificity than you want. But one way to rewrite the sentence could be
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One of the things that seem to pop up most frequently is that experts universally frown upon passive sentences.
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From style issues I would also tend to avoid constructions like "seems to be" which you used twice in the original sentence and feels like passive voice (subject seems to actor) but I'm not entirely confident it actually is passive. Take responsibility for your conclustions.
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One of the things popping up most frequently is that experts universally frown on passive sentences.
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That is the most frequent complaint about passive, particularly in what is supposed to be persuasive writing. That is allows the speaker to hedge, shuffling off responsibility for thoughts and actions.