: Generally, in a formal essay, it is preferable to eliminate phrases such as "the readers". "The readers" is fairly vague, and too inclusive. It is a weasel word; as it lends a greater sense

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Generally, in a formal essay, it is preferable to eliminate phrases such as "the readers". "The readers" is fairly vague, and too inclusive. It is a weasel word; as it lends a greater sense of agreement then actually is present (all of "the readers" haven't necessarily felt like they have gone "on a highly informational journey"; you only know that you, the writer felt like you have).

"The reader" is also bad usage in a formal essay. In academic writing, the first person (I) is avoided because the logical merits of an essay stand on their own, without the author. "The reader" essentially means "I", but with the added implication that any sensible reader would agree with you; this is not necessarily the case.Talking about yourself in the first person is to be avoided in an essay, but talking about yourself in the third person also ought to be avoided. Instead, write only in terms of the story, characters, or the author.

Instead, I would simply say something like "the author wrote a highly informational journey".

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