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Passive voice is common for scientific papers so it is recommended to use it. Using "we consider" is also popular, but passive voice is better IMO.

Also it is better if you use present tense instead of future when possible. "Several arguments are considered..." instead of "Several arguments will be considered...". It is a bad tone to refer to things not yet presented.

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