Test Prep Blog for the GRE

As you might suspect, analytical writing on the GRE requires test takers to apply their analytical skills to both analyze an issue and develop an argument for that issue and to analyze the writing of another to evaluate that writer’s claims and the soundness of the argument presented. Writing Tasks This portion of the test is intended to measure your critical thinking skills and your skills in analytical writing, not to assess any specific content knowledge. The issues presented in this section are general enough that you should be familiar with them and be able to form an opinion about t...