Sprint 24 · Chapter 4

Naming The Agent, Or Not

Include by… when who did it matters to your point, leave it out when it doesn't, and spot the passive used to avoid blame.

1. 1Does the Reader Need the Agent?
2. 2The By-Phrase Is a Claim
3. 3With the Agent, Without It
4. 4Name It, or Leave It
5. 5Add or Cut the By-Phrase
6. 6One Named, One Not
7. 7Who Is Missing