Passive voice

Shifting the focus to the receiver.

Examples where it's a bit more manipulative

The rock tripped me down! v.s. I was tripped down by a rock!
The car hit an unaware pedestrian! v.s. An unaware pedestrian was hit by a car!
The homework caused him to have a meltdown! v.s. He's having a meltdown because of homework!

Category:Fallacy