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[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

So, with Hamas and NewChief, there are two authoritative voices for getting rid of "One could/might say."

My question is then: Isn't that being too authoritative? Because one could say that the atomic energy age began before the wave of a wand.

Including "One could say" allows a more open-minded view of when the atomic energy age actually began. Plus, what if you don't actually believe that it began with the wave of a wand, but you just want to present that argument?

There's no such thing as being too authoritative with your writing, and that's a very common problem for writing students. Trying to avoid sounding too authoritative leads to a lot of passive construction and wordiness.

If you're intentionally trying to leave it open for interpretation, then your construction is superior to the other in my opinion.