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GRE: Intro to Argument Task

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The "Analyze an Argument" task assesses your ability to understand, analyze and evaluate arguments according to specific instructions and to convey your evaluation clearly in your writing. Each topic consists of a brief passage in which the author makes a case for some course of action or interpretation of events by presenting claims backed by reasons and evidence.
Your task is to discuss the logical soundness of the author's case by critically examining the line of reasoning and the use of evidence. This task requires you to read the argument and instructions carefully. You might want to read the argument more than once and make brief notes about points you want to develop more fully in your response. In reading the argument, you should pay special attention to:


  • what is offered as evidence, support or proof
  • what is explicitly stated, claimed or concluded
  • what is assumed or supposed, perhaps without justification or proof
  • what is not stated, but necessarily follows from or underlies what is stated
In addition, you should consider the structure of the argument — the way in which these elements are linked together to form a line of reasoning; i.e., you should recognize the separate, sometimes implicit steps in the thinking process and consider whether the movement from each step to the next is logically sound. In tracing this line, look for transition words and phrases that suggest the author is attempting to make a logical connection (e.g., however, thus, therefore, evidently, hence, in conclusion).


"Analyze an Argument" is a critical thinking task requiring a written response. Consequently, the analytical skills displayed in your evaluation carry great weight in determining your score; however, the clarity with which you convey ideas is also important to your overall score.
Following is a video explanation of Argument Task


GRE Math Bible eBook

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GRE Math Bible eBook will introduce you to numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GRE but in graduate school as well. For this reason, studying for the GRE can be a rewarding and satisfying experience.
To insure that you perform at your expected level on the actual GRE, you need to develop a level of mathematical skill that is greater than what is tested on the GRE. Hence, about 10% of the math problems in this book (labeled "Very Hard") are harder than actual GRE math problems.
Although the quick-fix method is not offered in this book, about 15% of the material is dedicated to studying how the questions are constructed. Knowing how the problems are written and how the test writers think will give you useful insight into the problems and make them less mysterious. Moreover, familiarity with the GRE’s structure will help reduce your anxiety. The more you know about this test, the less anxious you will be the day you take it.


Official PowerPrep II Software (Version 2.0)

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POWERPREP® II software allows you to download the comprehensive overviews of each section of the GRE® General Test available on this website. It also contains a Test Preview Tool and two practice tests to help you get ready for test day. It is designed to help you:
  • Understand what's being tested
  • Gain familiarity with the various question types
  • Become familiar with the testing tools, including the on-screen calculator
  • Understand scoring
  • Practice taking the test under timed or untimed conditions
  • Review scored Analytical Writing responses and reader commentary

Kaplan GRE EXAM Math Workbook (7th Edition)

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Hundreds of realistic practice questions and exercises to prepare you for the Math portion of the GRE, including a new section of advanced content for those aiming for a very high score.

Kaplan’s GRE Math Workbook (7th Edition) comprehensively addresses the math section of the GRE Revised General Test. This workbook is a highly effective way to prepare for the math section of the GRE Revised General Test.

Official Guide to GRE 2nd Edition

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Official Guide to GRE provides a large amount of important information about the GRE revised General Test, the kinds of questions it includes, and the knowledge and skills that it measures. The book and software will help you:
  • Familiarize yourself with the test format and the test question types
  • Identify the test-taking skills you most need to focus on
  • Review the math topics you need to know for the test
  • Check your progress with Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning practice questions
  • Practice your test taking skills using actual GRE test



  

GRE Math Conventions by Educational Testing Service (ETS)

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The mathematical symbols and terminology used in the Quantitative Reasoning measure of the test are conventional at the high school level, and most of these appear in the Math Review. Whenever nonstandard or special notation or terminology is used in a test question, it is explicitly introduced in the question. However, there are some particular assumptions about numbers and geometric figures that are made throughout the test. These assumptions appear in the test at the beginning of the Quantitative Reasoning sections, and they are elaborated below.

Also, some notation and terminology, while standard at the high school level in many countries, may be different from those used in other countries or from those used at higher or lower levels of mathematics. Such notation and terminology are clarified below. Because it is impossible to ascertain which notation and terminology should be clarified for an individual test taker, more material than necessary may be included.

Finally, there are some guidelines for how certain information given in test questions should be interpreted and used in the context of answering the questions—information such as certain words, phrases, quantities, mathematical expressions, and displays of data. These guidelines appear at the end.

Manhattan 5lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems

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Students who are interested in taking the Revised GRE Test by Educational Testing Service (ETS), Manhattan 5lb. Book of GRE PracticeProblems provides over 1,800 practice questions of GRE Practice Problems, it covers not only the beginner-level problems but also includes more than 200 toughest problems.

Barrons 333 High Frequency Words with Meanings

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Barron's 333 High Frequency Word List with Meanings for GRE.  Test takers preparing to take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) must command a high-level vocabulary to achieve a high score. This list consists of 333 words with meanings that often appear on the GRE Test.