Provided that the person making that statement explains why their claim should be trusted, then I think this approach would be fine. Shifting to the passive in this way should require the writer to consider the source for the statement in a way that doesn’t assume the reader agrees.
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Would not the problem be solved by using the passive voice ? “ This must be done if humanity is to survive”. Just change the grammar.
Provided that the person making that statement explains why their claim should be trusted, then I think this approach would be fine. Shifting to the passive in this way should require the writer to consider the source for the statement in a way that doesn’t assume the reader agrees.
As always, “ Just the facts, Ma’am “ applies . Knowing the facts is always the hard part.