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gucsscs
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answer
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to fake
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through
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essa
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sections.
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lbc cssa.vs
k so subjectiuc.
lt's dilficult
to
knorv
what thc
readers
will
reward
you

for and
where
)'ou
sund
in
relation
to
other
tesr takers-or
so
you think.
o
vVriting cssays
is such
Isard
uork. organizing
and compositS'
an
essay
inherentl)'
rcquires
far more
activiry, bodr
menully
and
Ph)'si-
cat\',
than
anallzing
and answering

a muldple{hoice
questlon.
o
Tbe/e
are so
manJ'
posslble essa!
questions but
so ltttlc
time to
get read),
for
tbenL
Sktce Efi
has
predisclosed all of
the
questions'
y'ou
mi6fit
feel
you're
at a compeddve
disadwantage
unlcss
you're
ready
for each and
every one
of them'

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given
a
pool
of 250
quesdons,
who
hes
the time, let
alone
tbe bnin
Power'
to
8et
ready for every
single one?
Not
you-so
you wondcr
why
you
should
cven bothcr
tryin8.
Take hean:
Nearll'all
your peers
experience
similar
insecuriries

about
the
GRE
or GMAT
w.iting tasks.
And by
picking up tNs book,
)'ou've
uken
:ln
imponent
firsr srep
toward
overcoming
your
anxieq'!
GRE
General
Test
or
GIiE
(Graduate
Reard
bam).
Sining
for this
exam
is
a
prerequisite for

admission
to tnany
college
and
universiq'
I
graduate
progmms
(['fastcrs
and
Ph.D.).
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desiSned
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:l
broad
rangc
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verbal,
quandtative,
and
anzlytical
writing abilides'
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computcr
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in some
rcmbte
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this book,
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terms
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resr
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use and
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ffst one
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as

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test
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ETS
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is the nonProfit
organizstion
that creates
the GRE
and
GMAT
tesls, administcrs
the exams,
and
repor6
exam
scorcs
to the
gr"aduatc schools. ETS
also conducts
onSoing
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Proiects
aimed
at improving
its
tests.
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THE
OFFIGIAT
OUESTIONS
Aldysis
of an lssue.
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is ihc
namc of onc
of thc
two GIIAT
essn\'
lasks.
Throu8hout
this
book
l reler to ii b]'$e
sioglc
word
'lssuc'(uiing
an
uPrterc;lsc'1")
Ainlysis
oI
srr
A-rgumcnL
This
is tirc namc ol
thc
olbcr GMAT
cssr)

tasks.
Tlrou8hout
this
book
l refer to
it b\. the
sinSle
s'ord
'Argumen{_
(usin8
xn uppcrcase
"l-).
OPOOLSO
OF
GRE
AND
GMAT
ESSAY
During
yolr
GRE
(or
GI'l
T) sirtinS,
thc comPurcrized
testinS
system
s'ill
r-andomly
select

your
lssuc
and Argirmenl
qucstions from
a la!8c
databasc,
or'pool."
CYou
won l know beforehand
which
panicular
qucstions the
tcsiing
system
will.Pres€nl to
you.)
ETS ha5
Prcdisclosed
ils completc
Pool
of
cssay
qucsdons for each
of the
rsto cxzml.
To
ger
the
Sreatcst
Possiblc

benc6t
Jrom this
book,
especirlly
-&om the
s3mple
essays
in Pans
5_8,
you
should
obiein
your
omciel
lisl They're
aYrilablc
on
line, and
the GlvtAT
list
is also
aErlable
in
print
(For
delar]s, see
belo$.)
Tns
Poot
or'GRE

EssrY
QurmoHs
Txt
PooL
or-GMAT
EssnY
Qursrotcs
wu.pct6ons.com
Thc
official
list
(pool)
of GRI
Analltical
Writin8
quesoons cunenuy
.
consists
ol 125
lssucs
and 125 Argumcn6.
H€r€ ate
th.ec
different
ways to
obtlin
the comPlet€
list:
.
vielv the list,

free of
charge
and
v,.ithout regis(rition,
at the
oficial
GRE
Web
site
(www.8rc
org)
Folloq'
the lir$i
!o
thc description
of
thc GRiE
Gcneral
Test,
then locate
the
description
of
the
Ana\'tical
vlitin8 scction.
Therc,
you'll
lind seParate
Lhks

to
the lis! of
lssues
and lisr of
A-rguments
.
Unk
ditcc-rly
to th€ lssue
and A4lumcnt
[sts
from
my GRE
Analyti-
c.l
.wrilitg
Wcb sitc
(www.s'cs!.oet/-s!cwart/8rewa)'
.
Thc
tq,o lists
tntgrl be
a ilablc from
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T
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thc
topic
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cbe
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vour
exxm):
f t
I
A
T}?ical
GRE
lssuc
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your
P€rspectivc
on thc
follovjng
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use
relc\':rnl
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and/or
examples
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achieve

Srcatness
in
a
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lield-whedrer
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be in
the
afts.
scienccs'
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individual
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tradition
and
the convcntional
wisdom of
the
Unre
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llll
A
Tt?ical
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should

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rhe
qualitY of its
produc$
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sakc
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maximizi.ng
Profits
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ln
your view, how
accu.ale
is
tlrc
foreSoing
sBiement?
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rcasons
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ex2mPles
fTom
your cxperiencc,
observalion'
and/or
rcxorng
Io cxPlain
Your
vtewpotnL'

the
GRE
lssue
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The
direcuve
lor
every
GRE
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in
th€
official
Pool
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saole
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indiceted
above)'
Directive
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directives
for
the lssues
in
thc
official
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pool rrc
:rll similar'

yet
thcy
are
nor
all
exacrly
rhe
same
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but a
handful
of
lssues
in
the
Pool
include
cssctrtirlly
one
of rhc
folloq-1ng
dircctivcs:
.
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dre e).1ent
to
which
you agec
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disagr€e

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st'tcmenl
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accumcy
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*xs
starcmenl
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quoution
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appc'rrr
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tcmcmbcr:

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lcas
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thc
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any
onc
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pool
s
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knowledge
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thal
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simulated
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a
variery
of
other
areas,
including
pubtic
poliq.,
govcfi]mcnl,
intcmaUonal
politics,
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business:
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onl1,

wat,
to
cnsure
that
our
nxtural
en.t,ironment
will
be
protected
and
preserved
is through
govemment
pcnarries
3nd
otbcr
regulatoD'
measures.
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socicq,
can
rel),
on
ttrc volunrary
effons
of
its
individurls
and

private
businesscs
to
achieve
thesc
obiecdvcs."
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in
mind:
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GR-E
rcsrirg
s),srem
will
prcsent
,l,o
Issues
ro
you,
and
you'll
selcct
either
one
for your
writing
task.
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s',srern,s

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ropics
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ro presenr
rwo
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surrcments
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each
other
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o,
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ir
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lssue
writing
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staremcnts
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theme,
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more
common
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less
common
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sundabll',
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topics
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business
issues
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oan q,1ra;,

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strucrure/behavior,
managemcnr.
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and
social
mores,
attirudes,
values
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producriviq,,
efficicncl.,
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issues
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ovemll
rote
and
obicctives
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in
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ttre
srclfare
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Tcchnology
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its
impact
on
business
and
socier',
.
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ro
individual
success
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i,
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rulcs
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thc lssue
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sec furthcr
do$'n
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'ti)ur
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minurcs
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writin8
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f,nl
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than
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toPic
will
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on
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geneml
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are frce
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tcject. or
qualifT thc
statemcnt
.
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should
suPPon

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witl)
rexsons
and/or
examples
from
such sources
as
-vour
cxPeriencc,
obscrvation,
reading'
and
academic
studies.
.
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should
take
a few minutes
to
plan
-vour
rcsponse
before
you
begin
q ping.
.
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should
leave
time to
reread
your
response
and
makc
any
revisions
you
thinli
are necded.
WrLqr
GRE
AND
GMAI
Ancumrurs
Loor'Lxe
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GRE
or Gtr{AT
Argument
""'lll consist-of
two
cllments:
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rl.t.
p
e rcl s o

rts. co
n,
rIIE
ARGUMENT
WRTTING
TASK
The
Argument
wridng
task is
desiSned
to test
your critical-reasonin8
skius
as
well as
your writitg skills.
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t,sk
is to critique
dnc
srated
Argument
in
termi-oi
ia
cogincy
Oogic:l
soundness)
anct in

terms
of
pe
sucnpfh
of
rhe evidcnce
offered
in suppon
of
thc aqiument.
In scoring
your
Arfru'
ment
essal',
GRE
and GMAT
readers
will consider
how effectively
you:
'
.
Identrff
and
anallze
the kcy
elemcn6
of
the

argument
.
Organize,
dcvelop,
and
cxpress
your
criuque
.
Support
your
ideas
(with
reasons
and
examples)
.
Conrol
the elemcnts
of sIendard
written
En8lish
o
A
paragraphle
ng:th
passale
(which
Presenls
the

a4lr]ment
iitsclf)
.
A
bnef
directiue
(description of
your task)
P"tcrsirr's
',
'Vtltln|'Shtllt
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abc
GR-E/GLUT
T6ts