之所以說觀點(diǎn)是新GRE作文高分法寶，是有一定的根據(jù)的，首先，GRE寫作就是圍繞觀點(diǎn)和思維能力做文章。這個考試的最終目的是看你是否具備在美國進(jìn)行研究生、博士生學(xué)習(xí)的思維能力，這種思維能力的體現(xiàn)有兩個：一是合理批判別人觀點(diǎn)的能力;二是合理提出自己觀點(diǎn)的能力。Argument是考前者，而Issue是考后者。
在Argument部分，各位童鞋需要掌握的分析工具是五大類型11種邏輯錯誤，需要掌握的方法是結(jié)論、論據(jù)、假設(shè)三位一體法，但是制勝的關(guān)鍵是，你需要練就一雙“火眼金睛”，在2分鐘的時間內(nèi)于龐雜的單詞、句子、段落中審視出原文作者所有的邏輯漏洞和推理問題。
要做到這一點(diǎn)，你需要具備“狗仔隊(duì)”精神和“找茬”精神。GRE所有的argument段落都來自于對現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中報(bào)紙、雜志等宣傳材料的改編，所以，請?jiān)贕RE備考期間隨時保持戰(zhàn)斗狀態(tài)，保持一雙警惕的眼睛、一顆永不停止的找茬之心。以“狗仔隊(duì)”的敬業(yè)精神對閱讀中碰到的所有文字段落、生活中遇到的所有對話內(nèi)容進(jìn)行邏輯的審視、錯誤的尋找、反思式的攻擊。
保持這種狀態(tài)，你將會發(fā)現(xiàn)，你無法和人進(jìn)行正常交流了，因?yàn)槿粘Ｉ钪薪^大多數(shù)對話和文字段落都存在邏輯漏洞，但是同時，你也培養(yǎng)出了美國人最為看重的一種學(xué)術(shù)能力——質(zhì)疑精神。由此延伸出來的是，你將會對自己的生活有新的看法和定義，因?yàn)槟銓臒o數(shù)龐雜信息的海洋中突圍而出，不迷信、不輕信、不拋棄、不放棄，以清醒、獨(dú)立的思考來掌控自己的人生，這也是美國留學(xué)能夠帶給你最大的價值之一。
在Issue部分，你將會遇到涉及法律、教育、經(jīng)濟(jì)、行為學(xué)、傳媒、國際化、藝術(shù)、政治等11大類別的243個龐大話題，而GRE要求的并不是簡單的“agree or disagree”，而是你能對這些話題提出有深度的、有足夠支持的分析和討論，最重要的是，你必須有自己的觀點(diǎn)和看法，并且有相應(yīng)的合適例子來說明。這里的例子最好是國際性的、西方的例子，因?yàn)镚RE作文的閱卷人都是美國人，而我們大部分童鞋們熟悉的都是國內(nèi)的例子。
這里就存在一個”knowledge gap”，如果你用慈禧的例子來說明獨(dú)裁的危害、用秦檜的例子來說明民族忠誠度、用八大山人的例子來說明偉大藝術(shù)家不被當(dāng)時的時代所認(rèn)可，那么美國閱卷人一定會很窘，因?yàn)檫@些人他都不認(rèn)識，而你會很杯具，因?yàn)樗麜X得你的觀點(diǎn)沒有說服力。所以，為了你的Issue，請擴(kuò)大閱讀面，擴(kuò)大知識量吧，最好能把西方社會文明各個方面的奠基著作的核心觀點(diǎn)大概瀏覽一遍，這樣你才能做好充分的準(zhǔn)備，才能提出自己的觀點(diǎn)和看法。
有上述對觀點(diǎn)是新GRE作文高分法寶的講解，我們可以了解到，攻克新GRE寫作靠的不是華麗的辭藻，而是新穎獨(dú)特的觀點(diǎn)，再輔以縝密的思維邏輯能力、熟練地語言。
寫作實(shí)例：
題目：
It is unfortunate but true that political decisions and activities affect all aspects of people's lives.
盡管很不幸，但是這卻是真實(shí)存在的事實(shí)，政治決策和活動影響著人們生活的方方面面。
正文：
Human beings are social animal and therefore highly dependent on political activities.While the word unfortunate is not always applicable in all circumstances, we have to admit that political decisions and activities affect our lives in all aspects.
One should notice and avoid misinterpretation of the term "all" in this viewpoint, as it does not equal going to extreme but merely indicates what is going on. Those who misunderstand often argue that their fundamental right to decide when to sleep, what to eat, where to go on their own will has always been left to themselves and has nothing to do with what the president had said or signed. Yet this is not the case at all.The moment when we enjoy our sweet dream while jobless people are picking waste bottles on the street, when we choose cabbage to be our daily recipe only because we can not afford high beef consumption, when we are forced not to travel during the SARS outbreak, political decisions are pulling us around. Personal rights sometimes give way to political decisions no matter voluntarily or unwillingly. Needless to say, political decisions become much more influential when it comes to other issues.Everyday we are directed in an invisible yet powerful way, so powerful that in no aspect of our lives can we evade.
It is no surprise that political decisions affects us so badly. This is determined by its nature. From tribes to empires to federal governments, there are always governers and the masses. Once you have a nationality, you are ruled under a certain group of people, and common sense tells the situation is much worse for those without nationality. So, we are destined to bear the consequence brought by political decisions.Especially when the Japanese city Hiroshima was destroyed by atomic bomb, or when the German city Berlin was split into two, people learn that political decisions are responsible for these humanitarian disasters.
Fortunately, such consequence is not always so disappointing. More often we benefit from political decisions. After all, government sets up the mansion of society.Education, medical care, legislation and countless others we took for granted enable us to develop. And frequent international collaboration nowadays is a sign indicating that Hiroshima and Berlin tragedies are much less likely to replay. We owe political activities our gratitude in this case. This trend will never die out yet benefit all human being.
To conclude, it is fortunate that political decisions and activities do affect our lives in all aspects as long as they function in a positive way. With this presime it is unnecessary to be pessimistic and it is reasonable to expect a better life brought to the masses.