Το Analytical Writing section περιλαμβάνει δύο τύπους εκθέσεων, Analysis of an Issue και Analysis of an Argument.

Analysis of an Issue: O υποψήφιος καλείται να πάρει θέση συμφωνώντας ή διαφωνώντας, να συγκρίνει ή να δηλώσει προτίμηση, σύμφωνα με τις οδηγίες που του δίνονται. Οι παράμετροι αξιολόγησης καλύπτουν στην οργάνωση του κειμενου, την ανάπτυξη του θέματος και τη χρήση της γλώσσας.

Analysis of an Argument: Δίνονται κάποια δεδομένα και συμπεράσματα τα οποία ο υποψήφιος καλείται να αναλύσει και να αντικρούσει, σύμφωνα με τις οδηγίες που του δίνονται.

Topic 1 (Issue)
Directions: You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of general interest, and you will also be given specific instructions on how to respond to that issue.

Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition.

Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.

Topic 2 (Argument)
Directions: You will be given a short passage that presents an argument, and you will also be given specific instructions on how to respond to that passage.

Two years ago, radio station WCQP in Rockville decided to increase the number of call-in advice programs that it broadcast; since that time, its share of the radio audience in the Rockville listening area has increased significantly. Given WCQP's recent success with call-in advice programming, and citing a nationwide survey indicating that many radio listeners are quite interested in such programs, the station manager of KICK in Medway recommends that KICK include more call-in advice programs in an attempt to gain a larger audience share in its listening area.

Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation and the argument on which it is based are reasonable. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.

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