Argument

Sample 1

In this argument the author employs a variety of evidence about Paleans, including their geographical isolation and the discovery of a basket, to argue that Palean baskets could have been made by non-Palean cultures. We may accept part of the author’s claim regarding the Paleans, but in the absence of some critical evidence, we cannot accept the conclusion that the Paleans have no means of transporting one of their baskets to other region.

In the first place, the author assumes that the Paleans could not have reached Lithos because no Palean boat has been found. However, the author is treating a lack of proof that the Paleans could have possessed some kind of boat as sufficient proof that they did not possess any such vehicles at all. From the passage we are only informed that Palean boats “were not found”, but the mere fact that no boat found currently could not fully illustrate that the Paleans did not have boats. We need concrete evidence to show that the Paleans did not master the skill of shipbuilding.

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GRE 写作argument全部官方范文分析汇总

写在前面的话：

1、官方范文的重要性不言而喻，大家对官方范文的态度也有褒有贬，有人说这些6分的官方文章都是大牛写出来的，我们学不来，于是有的同学的重心就转向了北美范文。但有一点是不可否认的——官方范文是真的6分，可是ets从来没承认过任何一个北美范文是六分的，尽管也确实都是很好的文章。;

2、关于argument的重要性

很多人认为argument相对于issue来说容易些，也更好操作些，更容易拿高分。我个人认为这是个误区。我们最后拿到的成绩是个平均分，没有人知道具体每篇是多少。尽管有的同学会猜测自己得分是多少多少，但是猜测毕竟是猜测。因为游戏是ets定的，他的标准和我们心中接受的标准肯定是不一样的，打个比方，看看后面第三篇满分范文，让一般人看，估计没有几个人会毫不犹豫地给满分，甚至高分，但在ets眼中它就是满分;另外，实际上新东方的模版写出来的argu文章和官方范文给出的满分文章是有很大差别的，主要体现在是一个是零散凑成的(所谓的让步式攻击有时只是形式上的)而另一个是有核心思想的，我会在后面的分析中具体说明。既然这样，那完全有可能最终4分是来源于3分的argue加5分的issue，而不是反之。所以说，我们有可能高估了我们写argument的能力。

3、对于官方范文，实际上这些看上去很天马行空的文章，潜在的蕴涵了ets所要求的所有要点。之所以很多人看了很多遍没有看出什么可借鉴的地方，源于两点：一是没有和awintro上的要求相对应起来看，二是没有把有限的6篇官方范文进行横比。。

4、本文整体结构：

第一部分awintro中A部分重点语句的归纳和梳理，方便与后面的分析相对照。这里所有的英文均一字不差的摘自awintro。同时也作为我的另一篇文章“awintro的解读”中的argument部分的补充。

第二部分是我的对于全部6份官方范文(结合awintro)的分析，本文属于个人观点，一家之言难免存在偏颇和不足之处，恳请大家多多指教。

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6.

开头：

1. In this article, the author concludes that the decline in arctic deer population must be due to global warming, which has led to the melting of ice.

2. Her conclusion is mainly based on the following evidence. (1)Local hunter reports that deer number is decreasing; (2) arctic deer needs to travel on ice from island to island in order to find food; (3) global warming has caused ice to melt.

3. However, the above evidence is insufficient for the author to draw the conclusion, unless she provides more relevant information.

正文：

第一段：

1. First of all, the author clearly assumes that the global warming trend is significant enough to impact the thickness of ice over the region where arctic deer live.

2. However, granted that much ice is beginning to melt, it may happen in places relatively warmer than where the deer reside. In fact, this area may still be quite cold

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GRE写作Argument高分范文

题目：

The following appeared in a memorandum from the general manager of KNOW radio station:

"KNOW should shift its programming from rock-and-roll music to a continuous news format. There are a number of reasons why: the number of older people in our listening area has increased dramatically, while the total number of our listeners has recently declined, music stores in our area report decreased sales of recorded music and continuous news stations in neighboring cities have been very successful. Furthermore, a survey taken just before the recent election shows that locals are interested in becoming better informed about politics."

范文：

This memo recommends that KNOW radio station shift from rock-and-roll (R&R) music programming to all-news programming based on a number of reasons. As the manager indicates, the total number of KNOW listeners are decreasing in number while the number of older people in KNOW's listening area is increasing. The manager also points out that area sales of music recordings are in decline. Furthermore, the manager cites a recent survey that indicates local residents are interested in becoming better informed about politics. The manager also points out

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The notion provided by the arguer that Bargain Brand should expand their marketing seems at first glance to be reasonable. After all, it is strengthened by the former success on the low-price cereal products and the profit they have already gain. However, this long list of evidence fails to successfully support the original recommendation for not having deliberately evaluated its own credibility.

First of all, the arguer states that there's no need for them to raise their price to make a continuous profit. His statement based on the assumption that the customers who used to buy the Bargain Brand will continue to buy their products. However, this is not always the case. Since the other producers begin to put forward the cheap-price cereal, there is a strong likelihood that the Bargain Brand is going to lose their market and decrease their profit consequently, for the simple reason that no customer will sacrifice more money to buy a similar product. Without convincing evidence to substantiate the unfair assumption, what the speaker argues remains untenable.

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GRE写作Argument满分范文

题目：

“The Mozart School of Music should obviously be the first choice of any music student. First of all, the Mozart School stresses intensive practice and training, so students typically begin their training at a very young age. Second, the school has ample facilities and up-to-date professional equipment. Also, its faculty includes some of the most distinguished music teachers in the world. Finally, many Mozart graduates have gone on to be the most renowned and most highly paid musicians in the nation.”

范文：

This argument concludes that the Mozart School should be the first choice of any music student based on (1) its intensive practice requirements for students of all ages, (2) its outstanding facilities, up-to-date equipment, and distinguished faculty, and (3) the accomplishments of its graduates. The evidence provided indicates that the Mozart School of Music should, in fact, be the first choice but the argument has several fatal flaws.

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开头：

In this argument, the arguer arrives at the conclusion that [……]. The conclusion is based on […….]. In addition to this, the arguer provides evidence/cites the result of a survey that […….]. Although this argument seems reasonable at the first glance, this argument is problematic in that it suffers from several critical fallacies. The reasons are stated as follows.

Alternative explanations:

First of all, the arguer commits a [……] fallacy in assuming that [……] can simply be attributed to […….]. While admittedly, […….] might be an element in [….], it is hardly the only one. To establish a direct relationship between AA and BB, other conditions should be eliminated. Such conditions include [….]. Perhaps [……] or [………..]. Thus, […….]. As a result, without ruling out such alternative explanations for [……..],the argument is not persuasive enough to conclude that […………..].

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