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Writer’s/Essay Goal
Summary
This lesson focuses on understanding and answering GRE questions that assess whether an essay achieves its stated goal, offering strategies for evaluating the essay's effectiveness in meeting its objectives.
- Identify the essay's main idea and the specific goal stated in the question, ensuring the essay's scope matches the goal.
- Pay close attention to the specific language used in the question, as it is crucial for determining the essay's success in achieving its goal.
- Evaluate the rationale provided in each answer choice, eliminating those that do not logically support the essay's achievement of the goal.
- If the essay is too broad or too narrow in scope, it likely does not meet the goal.
- In cases of uncertainty, eliminate answer choices with rationales that do not align with the question and choose the best remaining option.
Chapters
00:01
Understanding Essay Goal Questions
01:15
Strategies for Answering Essay Goal Questions
03:14
Evaluating Answer Choices
