First or Second Person Is Preferred in APA Styles

question 23

True/False

First or second person is preferred in APA styles.

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Definitions:

Service of Process

The procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to enable that person to respond to the proceeding.

Lawsuit

A legal case brought to court by one party against another seeking a resolution to a dispute.

Defendant

The party against whom a lawsuit is filed in a court of law.

Plaintiff

The party who initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against the defendant in a court of law.