GRE真题2012年9月21日GRE写作部分.docx

GRE真题：202022年9月21日GRE写作部分
1. Claim: The best test of an argument is its ability to convince someone with an opposing vi

GRE真题：202022年9月21日GRE写作部分
1. Claim: The best test of an argument is its ability to convince someone with an opposing viewpoint.
　　Reason: Only by being forced to defend an idea against the doubts and contrasting views of others does one really discover the value of that idea.
　　ARGUMENT
　　1. A recently issued twenty-year study on headaches suffered by the residents of Mentia investigated the possible therapeutic effect of consuming salicylates. Salicylates are members of the same chemical family as aspirin, a medicine used to treat headaches. Although many foods are naturally rich in salicylates, food-processing companies also add salicylates to foods as preservatives. The twenty-year study found a correlation between the rise in the commercial use of salicylates and a steady decline in the average number of headaches reported by study participants. At the time when the study concluded, food-processing companies had just discovered that salicylates can also be used as flavor additives for foods, and, as a result, many companies plan to do so. Based on these study results, some health experts predict that residents of Mentia will suffer even fewer headaches in the future.