... possible.
Determine whether these are valid pieces of support for the author’s position. Use the questions on page
59 to guide your analysis of the evidence.
Identify and critique the major flaws in the argument. ... Writing section of the GRE General Test. The bulleted
points indicate what to remember as you complete both the Issue and the Argument tasks.
The Issue task...
... book,
choose a few paragraphs you feel are most challenging. Copy them
exactly, and then read them out loud. Copy them a second time, and
then read them aloud again. Copy a third time; read aloud a third
time. ... but this is essen-
tially how they work: You start with the topic, move to the main idea,
add the major supporting idea, and then list minor supporting ideas (if
they seem imp...
... about the GRE. You may also want
to use GRE Practicing to Take the General Test, the best source for retired GRE questions. You will also want
to assemble some other study tools and dedicate them ... in your mind?
b. repeat the word aloud several times?
c. trace or write the letters with your finger?
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The important thing is to be aware of the e...
... sources, the author’s credibility is weakened
because the evidence cannot be verified as fact. If the figures can be verified, then the prem-
ises are reasonable; however, for all the reader knows, the ... www .GRE. org/issuetop.html. To see the collection of Argument
topics, go to www .GRE. org/argutop.html. You can also write to the GRE Program to receive a hard copy of these...
... parts of the world say about the most important quality of teachers?
Once again, to formulate a good thesis, you must think critically about the issues the claim raises to formu-
late the position ... work.
SCORE
6
An essay with a score of 6 expertly develops and supports a compelling argument on a given topic. The posi-
tion is skillfully analyzed and written.
The essay at...
... serious errors in the argument. Do not worry whether the claim seems correct or true,
and do not mention whether you agree or disagree with the claim. This is not the point of the task. Your
assignment ... with the argument, or even whether the report the author gives is accurate.You
should do the following:
■
Talk about the argument the author makes.
■
Examine whether...
... critical flaw in the argument. On the other hand, you might want to briefly summarize the argument
and then identify several main flaws in the critique in order of importance. Furthermore, throughout ... of the flaws, providing examples from the passage that support your critique. Be sure to consider the
premise of the argument in addition to the assumptions and the types of r...
... computers in the classroom. The author fails to
consider other causes of the drop in grades. There are numerous other reasons why grades may
have dropped, totally independent of the fact that there ... assuming there was a reasonable sample size, it doesn’t mean that they are
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about a medical condition, with just the touch of a button. The...