Hi everyone!
This is my first blog post.
I am currently studying for my GRE and am a bit worried about the analytical writing section. I am confident in my writing skills, especially given the time constraint, but what I am worried about is using real world examples!
Some of the sample essays I have read that scored a 6 on the GRE use examples from politics and history which I have a lack of knowledge in. For example, a prompt asking the writing to take a position of leadership lead to a sample essay that looked more like a lesson on the history of American Presidents instead!
Does anyone have any advice on how to approach this? I know I could look up some of the prompts on the ETS website but I really don't have time, or the cognitive effort to study numerous subjects in preparation for 1 essay.
Are using hypothetical examples a valid way to support an argument on the GRE?