1. Use　first　person　pronoun　as　subject:

　　I,　We

　　2. Use　verbs　with　first　person　subject:

　　advocate,　believe,　feel,　know,　mean,　think,　understand

　　3. Use　personalized　expressions:

　　it　seems　to　me,　it　appears,　from　my　point　of　view,　in　my　view,　in　my　opinion

　　4. Use　attitudinal　signals　such　as:

　　assuredly,　certainly,　definitely,　indisputably,　undeniably,　undoubtedly,　unquestionably

　　clearly,　obviously,　plainly

　　fortunately,　unfortunately,　unhappily

　　significantly

　　rightly,　wrongly

　　5. Use　verbs　like　should,　must,　ought　to

　　Ways　of　'hedging'　or　avoiding　commitment

　　Avoid　using　first　person　pronouns

　　6. Use　impersonal　subjects,　such　as　it

　　7. 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　...

　　8. 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

　　9. Use　verbs　such　as:

　　could,　would,　may,　might