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　　The GRE Writing Assessment consists of two analytical writing tasks:　　　

　　1. a 45-minute Present Your Perspective on an Issue task　　　

　　2. a 30-minute Analyze an Argument task　　　

　　The Issue task states an opinion on an issue of broadinterest and asks test takers to address the issue from any perspective(s) they wish, so long as they provide relevant reasons and examples to explain and support their views.　　　

　　The Argument task presents a different challenge: it requires test takers to critique an argument by discussing how well reasoned they find it. Test takers are asked to consider the logical soundness of the argument rather than agree or disagree with the position it presents.

　　Thus the two tasks are complementary in that one requires test takers to construct their own argument by making claims and providing evidence supporting their position on the issue, whereas the other requires them to critique someone elses argument by assessing its claims and evaluating the evidence it provides.