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GRE Essay Answers — Book Information
HERE YOU'LL FIND detailed information about the 3rd edition of GRE—Answers to the Real Essay Questions. You can also order the book directly from this page. Just scroll down for a list of the book's features, the book's Table of Contents, and ordering information (in association with Amazon.com).
Special Features of the Book
- The book provides model essays for more than 100 official Issue topics and more than 100 official Argument topics.
- Preceding each essay is a search phrase that allows you to quickly find the corresponding essay topic in the official pool.
- The model Issue essays are organized thematically, according to the writer's position, or slant, on the issue at hand (see Table of Contents, below).
- The model Argument essays are organized thematically, according to the chief reasoning flaws built into the argument at hand (see Table of Contents, below).
- A special section examines the most frequently occurring types of reasoning flaws built into the official Argument topics; sample arguments and model responses for each type of flaw show you how to recognize and handle each one.
- A bonus section examines the features and limitations of the test's built-in word processor.
- Part 1 provides tips for generating essay ideas, for organizing your essays, and for writing style.
Table of Contents
PART 1
GETTING READY FOR THE GRE ESSAYS (62 pages)
- Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing
- The Issue Writing Task
- The Argument Writing Task
- DOs and DON'Ts for Writing Style
- The GRE Analytical Writing Computer Interface
- Scoring, Score Reporting, and Score Evaluation
- Evaluating Your Practice Essays
- Making the Most of the Time You Have to Prepare for the Test
PART 2
ANSWERS TO THE REAL GRE ISSUE QUESTIONS (134 pages)
- Answers that express unqualified agreement or disagreement with an Issue statement
- Answers that express qualified agreement with an Issue statement
- Answers that express a balanced perspective on the Issue
- Answers that apply an Issue statement separately to two or more categories
- Answers that respond convincingly to counter-arguments or contrary evidence
- Answers to Issue statements that make sense only to a limited extent
- Answers to Issue statements that contain dual claims or raise more than one issue
- Answers to Issue statements that can be interpreted in more than one way
- Answers that reject an Issue statement because it defies sense or logic
PART 3
ANSWERS TO THE REAL GRE ARGUMENT QUESTIONS(98 pages)
- Answers to Arguments that draw questionable analogies
- Answers to Arguments that rely on doubtful cause-and-effect relationships
- Answers to Arguments that assume all group members share the same attributes
- Answers to Arguments that are based on dubious statistical reports or surveys
- Answers to Arguments that ignore possible changes over time
- Answers to Arguments that propose unnecessary or insufficient preconditions
- Answers to Arguments that demonstrate other reasoning problems
Ordering Information
  ORDER THIS BOOK NOW from Amazon.com, for a substantial discount off the cover price (see below). The book is available at online booksellers as well as traditional bookstores. | |
ISBN: 0768928214
Author: Mark Alan Stewart
Publication date: Sept. 2009 (3rd Ed.)
Length: 332 pages
Cover price: US$17.95
Publisher: Peterson's
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