: I have seen both used. It does depend on the topic. Most academic articles I have read use the third person because the researcher isn't actually the topic. More popular texts tend to use

I have seen both used. It does depend on the topic. Most academic articles I have read use the third person because the researcher isn't actually the topic. More popular texts tend to use first person more often.

If you do use first person, make it clear who is talking. I recently read a book where the authors kept changing, but it wasn't clear who it was until the other person's name was used.

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