现在才看到这帖子,不错的.不过这里提及到了困惑本人许久的问题.先应用 :
"Also, VERY IMPORTANT: ACKNOWLEDGE THE STRENGTHS OF THE OPPOSING ARGUMENT OR ISSUE. You want to show the reader that you understand that the opposing issue does have merit, but that your position is the superior choice. Don't expand too much on the strengths of the argument, but just make sure you mention them briefly. This applies more so to the issue analysis, and not the analysis of an argument."
然而,如果是我的态度是中立的话,平衡观点的话,我感觉写起来就是会让人confusing, 到底赞成还是反对? 比如说,艺术家和评论家那道题,如果我的观点是艺术家和评论家都是give something of lasting value,那么这样的话我就得两者都要一定篇幅的来论述各自怎么样give somthing lasting value了.这样的话,会不会让读者confused掉了?因为这两者并不是互相斥,非此即彼的关系. 再比如,题目非要说历史事件趋势由group of people而成为possible, 然而我们很多可能都是要想写成individuals和group of people 一起作用的, 这时你如果要让你自己观点superior,是不是要把这个中立的观点的对立面,即其他任何一个缺失都不行? 否则,很容易使自己观点模糊.