manchika Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I just started preparing for MCAT and got the PR books from a friend.I was going through their writing sample section and could not understand what the third paragraph should be doing... They explained it like Thesis(T)- Antithesis(A)and Synthesis (S). I read the synthesis part multiple times and still did not follow what to include What are they looking for in the third part of the WS section? Can someone help me understand it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Come up with a condition so that one can decide when to do what the prompt is saying or when to ignore the advice of the promt. You are looking for two situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchika Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 and they cannot be the examples I used with the first 2 paragraphs right - (common sense , i guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 never bring in an additional example for the third paragraph. only work with the examples you have already presented. try to unify the two opposite example that you have given above, and come up with a conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacemaker Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 In the third paragraph, you should sum up your essay, state a rule that can be used to determine when the statement is true and when it is not true. You can also mention the examples from paragraphs 1 and 2 to support the rule you state. As holiday1001 mentioned, you should not include any additional examples or arguments that have not been previously explained in your essay. Basically, treat this paragraph as a concluding paragraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 a tip that may or may not be legit but I found helped me. when you pick your two examples, try to pick two examples that are similar enough to make a connection, yet dissimilar enough to use as opposing argument. It's easy to find opposing arguments, but it's the similarity between the two that helps you pull it together in the 3rd paragraph. Two aspects of the same topic, if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bored Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 and they cannot be the examples I used with the first 2 paragraphs right - (common sense , i guess) you use your third paragraph to explain a condition so you can decide.. you don't need examples for the third paragraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markov79 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 In the third paragraph, you should sum up your essay, state a rule that can be used to determine when the statement is true and when it is not true. You can also mention the examples from paragraphs 1 and 2 to support the rule you state. As holiday1001 mentioned, you should not include any additional examples or arguments that have not been previously explained in your essay. Basically, treat this paragraph as a concluding paragraph. +1... "if such and such is the case, one should follow in the foot steps of [example 1]. if, on the other hand, this and that is the case, [example 2] is a more fitting response." obviously you freshen it up a bit, and maybe explain a little more, but ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manchika Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Thank you so much everyone... I will put this to practice and try them out. I absolutely understood the opposite way. Your clarifications are helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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