Objectivity

Objectivity can be achieved by:

1. Avoiding the use of personal pronouns such as

you, I, and we.

Poor Example: You need to conduct the

experiment.

Improved version: The researchers need to

conduct the experiment.
Objectivity can be achieved by:

2. Avoiding rhetorical questions as it marks

“closeness” with the reader, and constantly seeks
his/her attention.

Poor Example: How can these problems be

solved?
Improved version: Certain measures must be
discovered to solve the problems.
Objectivity can be achieved by:

3. Avoiding emotive language that shows biases and

lessens objectivity.

Poor Example: The investigator were very

shocked to see the outcome of the tests.
Improved version: The investigators did not
expect the results.
 Improve the text below by rewriting it into a more
Task 2 objective, impersonal version. Write your version on
the lines provided.

I believe that incidence of drug overdose has indeed

become prevalent nowadays. When people are faced with
difficult problems, I think that they can no longer bear the
problem and that is why they get into drugs. That’s why if you
are psychologist, you should treat your patients in a way that
helps them to understand their problems and ways to deal
with them. Yeah I know it can be very difficult but hey, that’s
what you specialize in right?