GMAT AWA 5.5 的模板

前几天分数出来了，出乎意料，5.5。考试的时候感觉很不好，主要是AI的题目比较恶心，是关于艺术的，本人土人一个，对艺术的传承的确没有感觉。最后分数不错，估计是AA写的还行。以下是我的AA模版，考前两天准备，写了三篇。希望对大家有点用。：）

一 Survey

1 sample size

Since the aggregate number of *** is not specified, a sample size of *** in the survey may be far from sufficient to represent the universal opinions of the ***(采访对象).  For instance, the survey may provide strong support for the conclusion if the total number of *** is merely ***, while the investigation fails to be convincing if the amount of *** is ***.    

2 selection procedure

The writer ignores the possibility that the respondents’ views are not necessarily representative of the views of *** in general.  When the respondents are not selected randomly, it’s likely that ***, a fact that may cast doubt on the reliability of the survey as a result.

3 credibility

The credibility of the survey is greatly weakened because the writer provides no information about how the survey was designed, when the survey was conducted, or whether the respondents answered the survey honestly. 

4 beginning and conclusion

The statistics cited in the *** may be misleading.  

Because the argument offers no proof that would rule out all these interpretations, the results of the poll are worthless as evidence for the conclusion.

二 假性因果

1 other factors

The writer, unconscious of *** and ***, makes a hasty generalization about *** by citing the evidence of ***.  The writer ascribes/attribute the *** to ***.  The writer deems/views *** as the only factor contributing to ***.  However, the writer fail to take into account that ***.  In case that ***, ***.  Other factors, including ***, may also exert great influence on***. 

2 assumption

The reasoning process is based on the assumption that ***.  Although it’s true that ***, ***.  The author falsely depends on unreasonable assumption that ***.  In fact, this is not necessarily the case since there is huge possibility that***. 

Due to the fact that the writer neither rules out other influential factors nor justifies the underlying assumptions, the validity of the argument is not warranted. 

三 false analogy

The argument relies on the assumption that *** is analogous to *** in all aspects.  Though similarities exist in some aspects, such as ***, the writer disregards the rudimentary/fundamental difference /discrepancy/dissimilarity between *** and ***.  The former**, whereas/while the latter***.  Unlike ***, ***.  ***, whereas***.  As a result, it’s ***.

四 后此谬误

The author ascribes *** to ***.  The line of reasoning is that because *** happens before ***, the former event causes the latter.  But this is obvious fallacious reasoning since it fails to consider and rule out other potential causal explanations.  For example, ***.  Or perhaps ***.  Yet another possibility is that ***. 

五 either-or fallacy false dilemma

Another fallacy in this argument is false dilemma.  By assuming that AA and BB are mutually exclusive alternatives, the author asserts that there is no room for a middle ground. However, the author arbitrarily imposes an either-or choice since common sense tells us that there is a third option that ***.  

六 all things are equal

By claiming without justification that the situation and background conditions have remained the same at different time or different locations, the author commits a fallacy of “all things are equal”.  It’s likely that the current situation changes a lot because ***.  There are some uniqueness and characteristics in this area, town, region, country, district.  *** differ from ***. 

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Based on the assumption that ***, the author reaches the conclusion that*** by pointing out that ***.  In order to support the conclusion, the writer also cites *** as examples.  However, although the argument seems to be somewhat convincing at the first glance, further consideration reveals some flaws of the argument.   

First,

Second,

Third,

In conclusion, the author omits some concerns that should be addressed to substantiate the argument.  To make it logical acceptable, the writer would have to both provide adequate justification for ***, and demonstrate that***.  (provide evidence to prove that***)