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Essay example

by abcd1111 » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:59 pm
can anyone tell me whether for analytical essay writing example which we need to give must be real world example?

Suppose I gave example that in 2009 survey it was found crime rate has increased a lot even after increasing a police force . This example need to be real .


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by KapTeacherEli » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:35 am
abcd1111 wrote:can anyone tell me whether for analytical essay writing example which we need to give must be real world example?

Suppose I gave example that in 2009 survey it was found crime rate has increased a lot even after increasing a police force . This example need to be real .


Thanks a lot in advance .

Pls reply !!
Nope! The AWA requires you to point out logical flaws in the author's argument, not to make out an airtight case that he's wrong. That means hypotheticals--how he could be right and how he could be wrong--are fine, even if they're entirely fictitious!
Eli Meyer
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