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GRE Analytical Writing Issue Questions Overview I. Introduction to Issue Questions II. How to Answer Issue Questions ? A Detailed Look at an Issue Topic and Answer / Developing a Position on the Issue III. Other Useful Tips Introduction to Issue Questions There are two kinds of essay questions in the GRE test: 1) Present Your Perspective on an Issue 1 question, 45 minutes 2) Analyze an Argument 1 question, 30 minutes You will be asked to -- (1) Present your perspective on the issue, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views. That means, you will adopt a position. (2) You need to choose one from two issue topics. Each presents an opinion on an issue of broad interest. ETS has released its official pool of GRE Analytical Writing questions on Directions for the Issue Writing Task (excerpt) Present your perspective on one of the issues below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views. You are free to accept, reject, or qualify the statement. 以下两项议题选择一题，提出你的看法，并运用相关理由或例子支持你的看法。你可以接受或者反对所选的议题(accept or reject the statement) ，或者不选择接受及反对议题，而是阐述议题的正当性(qualify the statement) 。 Topics Topic 1 Both the development of technological tools and the uses to which humanity has put them have created modern civilizations in which loneliness is ever increasing. Topic 2 Our declining environment may bring the people of the world together as no politician, philosopher, or war ever could. Environmental problems are global in scope and respect no nations boundaries. Therefore, people are faced with the choice of unity and cooperation on the one hand or disunity and a common tragedy on the other. How to Answer Issue Questions– A Detailed Look at an Issue Topic and Answer “In our time, specialists of all kinds are highly overrated. We need more generalists—people who can provide broad perspectives.” 在我们的时代，各行各业的专家都被高估了。我们需要更多的博学家，也就是能提供多样性、广泛观点的人们。 /Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/awintro.pdf Sample Essay: In this essay, the