Question

Lewis has written an informational academic paper on deer. After rereading his work, he decides he should revise a few sentences for an academic voice.
Which is the best sentence to revise for an academic voice?
a. The buck, or male deer, is a noble animal that has great speed.
b. Deer enjoy corn, but they get most of their nutrition from grass.
c. Some people think they can tame deer, but I just don’t buy it.
d. Deer tend to be extremely nervous and dash away when startled.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. Some people think they can tame deer, but I just don’t buy it.

Explanation:

A paper with an academic voice is characterized for featuring a formal language as well as impersonal and reasonable statements based on evidence. It is also free of idioms, slang or expressions that one would normally use with friends or in informal settings. The expression in option C: “I just don't buy it” is too informal and personal to be part of an informational academic paper, and thus, it should be revised.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. Some people think they can tame deer, but I just don’t buy it.

Explanation:

The academic voice is used within scientific and academic articles, as a device that supports statements based on the thinking of the author of the article.

This is because academic articles contain a lot of information that must be supported by scientifically based statements, and not in the author's personal opinion. However, when the author wants to express his own thought in the text, it is important that he uses the academic voice, referring that that information is an exposition of his thought.

Based on this, we can say that the academic voice could be used in the sentence: "Some people think they can tame deer, but I just don’t buy it. "