Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| qualification/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ | 限定条件 | xiàn dìng tiáo jiàn |
| objection/ɒbˈdʒekʃn/ | 反对意见 | fǎn duì yì jiàn |
A decision before an answer
- “All universities should require work experience.” A strong response tests where that policy helps and where it creates problems.
- Your goal: Develop a focused response to the specific Issue instruction.
Read the relationship
- The standard short GRE has one 30-minute Analyze an Issue task. Its specific instruction controls what you must discuss.
- Use reasons, examples and qualifications.
A useful Issue essay thesis:
It gives the reader a position the essay can develop.
Use the defining rule
- Choose a position with a reasoned scope. You may qualify a general claim rather than simply agree or disagree.
- Organise and revise analytical writing for clarity.
A strong example must:
Its role in the argument matters more than fame or detail.
Check the conditions
- Explain examples. An anecdote alone does not show why a policy produces the claimed effect.
- Organise and revise analytical writing for clarity.
A qualified position might support work experience in professional courses while allowing research alternatives in theoretical programmes. Explain how experience builds practical judgement, then consider unequal access to placements and a fair alternative.
The current standard GRE writing task is Analyze an ____.
One 30-minute Issue task is specified.
Apply the task format
- Consider a serious objection and answer it. Revise organisation and clarity; the emphasis is analysis, not ornate vocabulary.
- Organise and revise analytical writing for clarity.
Do not practise Analyze an Argument as a current standard GRE General writing component. Older materials can contain retired tasks.
Which answer fits this case?
Develop a focused response to the specific Issue instruction
A fluent essay that ignores the specific task instruction fully meets the task.
Task response requires following the instruction as well as writing clearly.
Keep the distinctions
- qualification 限定条件 — A limit that makes a position more precise.
- objection 反对意见 — A reason against a position.
- Develop a focused response to the specific Issue instruction.
- Use reasons, examples and qualifications.
- Organise and revise analytical writing for clarity.
Match each term with its precise meaning in this lesson.
Keep the distinctions stated in the teaching example.
Put this lesson’s reasoning or event sequence in order.
The order follows the stated process; check each stage before the next.