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Don,t wo.ry thar lhe readcr miv havc a person:rl vie\r.poinr thar diffcrs srronglyfrom yours or ihar yourposluon ma,, appeat somcwhat .ri8hr_wing" or "lcft-wing." cRE rrd GMAT ieaOers are traintd to bc objectivel Mor€over, gEduare schools wclcome srudcnE \vho ere inde_ pcndcnt tlin_kers with dislircr pojn$ of view. Ap_".)ealirtg_ to Moialirt', Spiiituatify, or Jingoism Avoid inllammerory satement5, and don't prcach or proselltjzc. Approach the lssue wriring ri.sk as an inrcllecrual excrcrse i'l wlicb you disp:rssion_ atcly cxrmine l?lrous vicwpoinE. Do nor use ir as a forum for strarins l,orlr |crronrl bcUcftysrem It rr pcriccrl),appropriarc to cr;Ucizc panicu- lar bchaeior, poiicies, or vicwpoinrs as operaling rgairst rhc bcsr inrercsr of a busincss or oI a socicq,, Bur rcfrain from c,ther condcnrr.irR or cxtouirt bascd on pcrsonrt moraj Frounds. 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Hov/ever. such industdes are diminishjng in sjSnificince as ve movc from an industri: societl'ro an iojormatton age 3" Appeal to Broader Considerations r8xc that any minor Problems piih your position secm trivi'l in light of the broad, and serjous, implicatjons that th€ lssue raises Tbe essay for lssue I Provides an cxamPle First. $e cssay acknowledges x ccrtain Problem Ivith its Po5inon: ' . . fDlelxys q?icxll-v associrted witb burcaucirtic re8lrhtion can thwa.t the purPosc of thc regulrtions, because enviroflmcntal ' Prcblems can quickil'become 8.ave indeed Thcn, the cssay points out thc broad socielal consider:rtion tl:rt Puis iris mitot drawback in its proPer PcrsPective: ' . lsluch delays sccm trivial when \\'e considct thar many enviJon' eotil iroblcmi car4'no! onl-\'a rcal threat to Public health but atso a Polcntial threat (o the veq'survi!'tl of thc bumffr sPecies /,t" The 'Lesser of Two EYiIs" Method Argue I.1aL an opposinS Position is no suongel, or PerhaPs cveo s/caker' in a ccnaifl rcspect. The essay for Issue I provides an examplc Fifs! the l cssa-l rcknowledgcs a certain weakicss in its Posttron: . IDlehys l}?icdly associlted with burcaucraric regdatron can - thqan t)rc purPosc of the relxrladons bccausc cnvirotrncntal problems can quickly becomc Sravc indced , 1 .::r . 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Try lo di8 a bit deeper, showing the rcader a broadei, more Iiterate Pcrspec[ve Oranl' Sparingly on Youi Personal Experiences Unlcss the specilic direcdve xccompanying thc slatemcnt inskucts StriYe to Be a othcnwisc, i!'s Perfectly accePtable lo dra9" on your own exPenences at work, co0cge, or clscwhete. llowever, avoid rell'in8 too hcavily on personal cxpeience. Strive to demonstrate through yout essal' a b'eadti of both real-world cxpcri€nce znd academic LnowledS€' Generalist, Not a Specialist Unless the sPecific directive lccompan]'i'rg the stalemcnl insruc$ othetwise, avoid harping on one Particular re,son tlrat you belicvc is the most convincilg one or on one examPle that you thinl is most illusL_ltive' Try to rcund out your discussion as.ftr.lly xs you reasonxbly havc timc for' To Fuard agarnst gohB orf on a rangcnt witi a sinSle rsson or eximPle' ir-'r' to adherc to one of thc siruc-turrl templares you'll lcaF'about a.bit I^tcr in Pan 2. rvllllrg Skllk lor rbc GRE/GMAT Tests ,ltaut.letidoa oh nr Ljjj 'rrurlsqns slrit rnql .irss! 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(GRE test taters haac 50 percenr more rime for lhc lssrjc .wnnng r1lk, rimc cnough for aboui 50 pcrccot morc words.) Number of Paragraphs Therc is no "correcr" o, "bcst" numbcr of par.rgrJphs/rr sc for an lssuc essat. Ncvenheless, an), cRE or GMAT lssue essa),sboutd jrcludc scpaialc inrroducrory and sunrmar.y (o. conctuclinS) paiagraphs. ln addirion, 2ny cM]lT Issue cssry sho:uld coora;a at tcast iuto bod),paiigrlphs, xnd aD, GRE Issuc essay should conr,jn at teast tbrco bodi, ')ai?&"aphs. Rrinonrcnl Empnasrs AND YouR Essay's Srnuounr The principles of cffccrive rh€rorjc volr leamed earlicr should aiso apply to thc m:rnncr in which vou ?rrange vour iders (and opposing idcas) into pangcaphs. While there are no hard-and.fasr rules. here are a handfut of idcas for you ro pul 'nlo Dracrrce. . Ifvou bcgin vour bod)'para8rnphs 1vith your positjon, stan s,ith the slrongcst ("chicf," "main," or .primxr\r) reason for that position. Then in subscquent pamgraphs (or senrenccs), tum to vour sccondan reaSons. . lJ you begin vour'bo?y paragm'pfrs ty aiscussir8 a posirion contrary ro yours, suft vith rhe slron8esr ("chid," -main," or .p.imaor) rcaron for thrt pos t oD-lhc one rhar mos! pcoplc would rhink of 6fiL By,runing righr around to counrer tur .e.alon, you disam . your dcrmctors caf in )our ess:r}. . ,^mor8 varions opposinS poin15, admir t}lc skonScst one firsr. . Respond innrcdiatel1, ro e3ch conrm'_-\' poin!, in rurrl. Don r pile rhcfi on, t)en risk runmng our of time ro respond to rhcm all. |Yrlttn! SkllLr Ior tbe GIWGLUT Tcsts n uwpeteionla>m tu.'.1 trt )t1rt,)./ ,n., rtt rt\,4 tt,t\9/:lal a.u r(tJ s1tt4s nutl!r4l I s,uosJotad V aluldural !al .06.6_.f! .9! .ZZ.soN ir:ss1 1114,3 1111 l{.l ts gl soN irrss-i Jllc trt :rlxldrurl srq) tro;llirru)s!) n){rxl )Ii : ur:.t pur ( ur:d ur sixssi.nsst 3ur^{oltot :)ql. 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