Hello,
I downloaded the AWA sample essays from the beatthegmat wiki and was going through the Issue type essays... noticed that lot of essays do not take any one particular side for issue- they instead take a neutral approach.
Just wanted to confirm- is it only how convincing we are that counts or should we most definitely take a stand for/against the issue?
Thanks in advance.
Issue type questions: Is being neutral okay?
This topic has expert replies
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 100
- Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:36 pm
- Thanked: 6 times
GMAT/MBA Expert
- beatthegmat
- Site Admin
- Posts: 6773
- Joined: Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:30 am
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Thanked: 1249 times
- Followed by:994 members
In my opinion, being persuasive is not really that important--it's more important that your essay is well written and well organized. If you can write well, but your argument sucks I think that you can still land a fine score.g_beatthegmat wrote:Hello,
I downloaded the AWA sample essays from the beatthegmat wiki and was going through the Issue type essays... noticed that lot of essays do not take any one particular side for issue- they instead take a neutral approach.
Just wanted to confirm- is it only how convincing we are that counts or should we most definitely take a stand for/against the issue?
Thanks in advance.
My advice is to focus mostly on the quality of your writing.
Beat The GMAT | The MBA Social Network
Community Management Team
Research Top GMAT Prep Courses:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-courses
Research The World's Top MBA Programs:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/school
Community Management Team
Research Top GMAT Prep Courses:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-courses
Research The World's Top MBA Programs:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/school
-
- Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
- Posts: 100
- Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:36 pm
- Thanked: 6 times