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担心作文的XDJM看过来(转贴)

担心作文的XDJM看过来(转贴)  By Willyao

本人是12月底靠的,不是很好,6**。今天收到正式的成绩单。作文竟然有6分,HOHO,以我的水平,4分都没有,都靠的摸版,我用的就是12月那个满分的大牛用的摸版,我考试中有一篇是写关于建筑反映社会态度的,我中文都写不出,何况英文,写的狗屁不通,竟然6分,大家都用吧,我打字也很慢,都用粘贴的,而且是不加改写的帖。题目最起码重复两遍。字数最多400,摸版就280个字了呵呵,大家不用担心了。好了谢谢那位大牛了。

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ISSUE:
Recently there is a debate over whether …..Some people assert that.., while other people believe that…As a matter of fact, the issue of whether ….. is a complex and controversial one. Different people hold different views due to their distinct backgrounds. Therefore, there is not a universal answer to this question, and whether one choice takes precedence over the other may quite depend on the specific situation. The decision, nevertheless, is not an easy one to make.  Actually, the final judgment should rely on a case-by-case analysis. As far as I am concerned, however, I agree that …. , and do not agree that….. My view can be greatly substantiated by the following discussions.

The first argument that can be presented to develop my position is that… A good example may be found in the case that… Under this circumstance, it is obvious that….

In addition, there is another reason for me to choose this statement. The reason is not far to seek…. To illustrate, let us consider that … Hence, another equally important aspect is that….

Admittedly, it may be true that …. in some conditions. However, this alone does not constitute a sufficient support to claim that ….,Actually, these cases are rare and therefore are too specific and too weak to strengthen the view that…When the advantages and disadvantages of x and y are carefully examined, the most striking conclusion is obvious that…

To sum up, due to the above mentioned reasons, which sometimes correlate with each other  to generate an integrate whole and thus become more convincing than any single one of them, we may be comfortable to say that …., because….

ARGUMENT

In this argument, the author concludes that… To support his conclusion, the author points out that…. In addition, the author reasons that… Further more, he also assumes that … . At first glance, the author’s argument appears to be somehow appealing, while a close examination will reveal how groundless it is. We do not have to look very far to see the invalidity of this argument. This argument is problematic for the following reasons.

In the first place, this argument rests on a gratuitous assumption that …. The author unfairly assumes that…. However, the assumption is questionable because the author provides no evidence to support this argument. The arguer fails to take into account other facts that might contribute to the result that ……..  It is likely that , ……………..; it is also likely that …………………………  Any of these scenarios, if true, would show that …………………..  (72)
Therefore, this argument is unwarranted without ruling out such possibility.

In the second place, the argument commits a logic fallacy of “after this and therefore because of this”. In no case can the mere fact that… be cited as evidence to support the assumption that there is a causal-effect relationship between A and B. Moreover, that just because B can be statistically correlated with A does not necessarily mean that A is the cause of B. In fact, the author has obviously neglected the possibility of other alternative facts such as…, or … may contribute to a certain extent to B. It may be only a coincidence that …… . Unless the author can rule out other factors relevant to …, this assumption in question can not be accepted.

In the third place, the evidence that the author provides is insufficient to support the conclusion drawn from it. One example is rarely sufficient to establish a general conclusion. Unless the arguer can show that A1 is representative of all A, the conclusion that B… is completely unwarranted. In fact, in face of such limited evidence, it is fallacious to draw any conclusion at all.

In the fourth place, the argument has also committed a false analogy fallacy. The argument rests on the assumption that A is analogous to B in all respects, and the author assumes without justification that all things are equal, and that the background conditions have remained the same at different times or at different locations. There is, however, no guarantee that this is the case. Nor does the author cite any evidence to support this assumption. Lacking this assumption, the conclusion that … is entirely unfounded. In fact, it is highly doubtful that the facts drawn from B are applicable to A. Differences between A and B clearly out weight the similarities, thus making the analogy highly less than valid. For example, A..., however, B.... Thus, it is likely much more difficult for B to do....


In addition, the conclusion unjustifiably relies on the poll while the validity of the survey itself is doubtful. The poll cited by the author is too vague to be informative. The claim does not indicate who, when, how and by whom the survey is conducted, neither does it mention what is the sample size, or how the samples are selected. Until these questions are answered the results are worthless as evidence to support that….

Besides, the author assumes that A and B are mutually exclusive alternatives. However, the author has never offered any reasons or evidences for imposing an either/or choice. Common sense and observation tells us that adjoining both A and B might produce better results.  


To sum up, the conclusion lacks credibility because the evidence cited in the analysis does not lend strong support to what the author claims.  To make the argument more convincing concerning…. , the arguer would have to provide more information that……………….  The arguer should also demonstrate that……………….to make this argument logically acceptable.  (51)

Since the author commits the above mentioned logical mistakes and fails to consider the whole situation comprehensively, his ideas should not be adopted. The conclusion would be strengthened if he….

In conclusion, the arguer fails to substantiate his claim that …. Because the evidence cited in the analysis does not lend strong support to what the arguer claims. To strengthen the argument, the arguer must convince us that…. In addition, the arguer could have to provide more precise information to support his claim.


It is entirely possible that management has become lax regarding any number of factors that can affect the bottom line such as inferior products, careless product pricing, inefficient production, poor employee expense monitoring, ineffective advertising, sloppy buying policies and other wasteful spending.
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建议大家参考修改成自己的模板后再使用。
2002年曾发生ETS发现几百名GRE考生使用相同的写作模板,于是扣下了这些考生的作文……结果可想而知
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附真实案例

关于中国等地11月GRE笔试成绩被HOLD的问题!

中国等地11月GRE笔试成绩一直被HOLD。直至昨天ETS的最新通知说:

这次参加GRE笔考的学生中,有900个人的作文里面发现相同的模版而且有很多人都引用了同一个关于Patterns of Culture by Ruth Benedict的例子,这些人的成绩会被hold等待20号的最终审查消息,其他5100个人的成绩已经被cleared并给他们的学校和个人发成绩了!


望大家GMAT作文中也能够慎重对待模板。


PS:原文

Officials of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Program are investigating the validity of scores for 900 test takers in China, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong who took the paper-based General Test in November 2002. As a result, scores are being held for these individuals pending review. Scores for 5,100 other test takers from these countries have been cleared and are being reported to them and to schools.

The investigation centers on the Analytical Writing essays submitted during the paper-based GRE General Test administration in November 2002. Officials of the company believe as many as 900 of the essays may not reflect the actual work of those test takers.

Investigators have found the presence of paragraphs and sentences containing identical language or subject references. They have also discovered that the source of some of the material submitted is Patterns of Culture by Ruth Benedict. This indicates that persons other than the test takers may have provided prewritten essays in advance. This would mean that the essays are not valid indicators of test takers'' critical thinking and analytical writing ability.

The 900 essays are being further studied by a panel of test security and measurement experts who will determine which and how many will be scored or cancelled. The panel has been charged to review the essays promptly so that test takers can be notified.

ETS officials are extremely pleased with the integrity and honesty of the more than 5,100 other test takers from those countries who created their own work. They serve as an example to others who seek an advantage on the test through unfair practices.

Test takers who are found to have produced invalid work will have their scores cancelled and will forfeit their testing fee. If they wish to test again, they may do so at future administrations of the GRE General Test. An additional update will be provided on the GRE Web site at www.gre.org on January 20, 2003.  

2003-1-26 08:02 PM            

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案例下文:GRE Analytical Writing Scores Cancelled For 64 International Test Takers

发信站: 日月光华 (2003年01月18日11:44:32 星期六), 站内信件
     GRE Analytical Writing Scores Cancelled For 64 International Test Takers


Officials of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Program have announced that 64 GRE General Test Analytical Writing scores have been cancelled for students from the November 23, 2002, paper test administration in China, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

These 64 test takers are among the over 6,000 individuals who took the test on that date. The affected scores were cancelled because the essays do not contain sufficient original material to provide a valid indication of their analytical writing skills.

Investigators found the presence of paragraphs and sentences containing identical language or identical examples in a common essay structure. For many of these essays, published sources for the language and examples were discovered. Further invalidating the scores is the fact that these students did not provide their own ideas or examples to illustrate their critical thinking.

"We understand that test takers may draw upon similar ideas for these analytical essays," says John Yopp, vice president of ETS's Graduate and Professional Education division. "And while this is acceptable, test takers must realize the graduate education community in the United States values most highly the ability of students to develop their own perspectives in analytical essays. The graduate community also values students who can illustrate through their essays not just how thoroughly they memorize and recall citations, but how much original thinking they do to show how they differ from their fellow test takers."

"We are extremely pleased that some 6,000 test takers created their own essays. They serve as an example to all test takers and show that the vast majority students do their own original work. It reflects well on their hard work and dedication to learning," Yopp concluded.

Officials are in the process of releasing scores of students whose scores have been cleared and of notifying those whose scores have been cancelled. Several hundred additional essays have not yet been scored because of insufficient quality in the conversion of handwriting to digital images. This prevented the essays from being scored through the nation-wide network of readers.These essays are being reviewed and scores will be released as soon as they are available.

Students whose scores have been cancelled have forfeited their test fees and must pay to take the test again at an upcoming GRE General Test administration. No record of the score cancellations, or the reason for cancellation, will appear on their future score reports sent to colleges and universities
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我考了6分(转贴)

我考了6分  作者:wanda46
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我没觉得我的魔板有什么过人之处,完全是借鉴了前人总结的魔板,
贴出来之后你会觉得和旁人的无二异。所以不贴也罢,但是我强烈推荐
七宗罪,总结得很好,然后你发现所有的aa都可以套用七宗罪中的几个
来用。所以,大家还是多看前人的总结。

我大二的时候考过托福的说,当是考了5。5,可能是我本人爱写作,中文的就喜欢,所以英文的也喜欢,考托福的时候没魔板,但是我比较爱看别人写的东西,好的句子或者用得好的词我都拿来记下来,以后自个留着用,我想这大概会有帮助。另外来美国后这几年,才发现自己的写作还是很差,关键是很多次你不会用,甚至你都不知道。比如,我又一次写作的时候说,我的表达不太清楚,我就用了个obscure communication,结果老师给我批语说:i do not think you can ever use this word in business writing.我想,有时候我就是这么瞎用。

跑题了,说gmat作文还是很好写的,其实我总共只练了7篇,是跟着每次摸考写的。我的体会是:
1。字数很重要,我练的时候基本上字数都很多。基本上一片可以写到500多字,所以,我觉得,大家只管很劲的敲字,车轱辘话来回说也无妨。
2,段落很重要,这是清晰层次的标志。我觉得五段为佳,一段把原体复述一遍,二段三段各来个:in the first place; in the second place;四段来个furthermore或者admittedly.五段总结。
3。我觉得拼写业重要,(见我考完后的作文感想总结)。
4。考前看题目,我反正是没有全部看完,并且看了20片也没考上,气得我要死。不过这说明真没看到题目也没关系。看最近一两个月的。尤其是做摸考的时候,不要按照软件要求你写的文章来写,自己用机井重复比较高topics的来写。这样又练手有复习考试题目,其实看那么多题目,也是为了熟悉写作思路,到时候才能处变不惊,因为毕竟是考场上的第一关,正常甚至超常发挥对保持心态很重要。

好了,就谈这么多,大家有问题可以给我发email: wanda46@lycos.com 谢谢robert提供这么好的论坛供大家切磋。我对这次gmat最满意的两个部分:数学和作文都得了满分,很大程度上是依赖于这里的机井和魔板。再次感谢,祝大家考试成功!

i. 作文,还是适个人情况而定。1,我觉得魔板很重要很重要,即便你的写作能力再高。考试之前再看几眼魔板,很多次词汇自然流露。这里我觉得七宗罪的总结很好。有时间的话把常考的题目看一下,看看它犯了七宗罪中的那一种,你会发现启示很多文章都是可以套用相似的格式的。3,我不知道前人对spelling的要求有什么?好像有人说spelling不是特别重要。我不这么认为,因为erater会把一些关键词的数量作为评价标准,比如,你用了个for example,它就会知道你在举例,可是如果你拼写错了,不是白举了这个例子吗?而spelling有时很好提高的。所以,我每次用notepad来练习写作,因为word有时会给你自动纠正你的错误拼写。写完之后copy到word里,你的错字就会自动有word给你红色underline.然后把你每次写错的词给汇总一下,考前自己在默写一遍。
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