The [info:'gre-essays' essay section] is the first thing you’ll have to tackle on the GRE. You’ll be given 75 minutes to plan and write two essays. Although this isn’t the Verbal section, you’ll need to keep those concepts (analogies, sentence stucture, and vocabulary) in mind as you’ll be graded on both argument and writing style.
The Issue Essay will given you two different topic statement, and asks you to pick one topic and share your perspective. Each topic will be a broad statement, so in your response you’ll need to analyze your position. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Why, or why not? Is the statement too broad, or too restrictive? You will have 45 minutes to complete this section, so plan accordingly.
The Argument Essay presents a single topic and asks you to prepare an critique of the presented statement. Keep in mind there is no right or wrong response to the topic; but you do need to develop an essay that shows your ability to think deeply and critically about the given topic. Each topic will include two premises, and a conclusion, so make sure your response addresses each of these. You’ll have a mere 30 mins for this section, so while your essay needn’t be long, it does need to be detailed and well thought out.
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