<p>Has anyone ever tried using examples in their essays that were totally made up, and then get a good score on it? I heard that the graders only spend a couple of minutes per essay so they're looking at your fluency and grammar rather than your content. I know that it may be morally bad, etc, but has it worked before? Say there was an essay question that which you knew of no sources to support your answer. With a good imagination and creativity, could you pull of making up some dictator of some insignificant country or a book in which the plot works perfectly with the essay topic?</p>
<p>You could, but I find it’s even harder to think of good fitting examples and be relevant enough to make proper connections and show a deep level of thinking.</p>
<p>You’d be better sticking with simple real examples than fake ones.</p>
<p>BS it & get a 12. Go in w/ a few examples prepared & tweak them to work. Some prompts it might not work, but you can almost always fit a good novel into anything. I’m only saying this b/c you have less than 12 hours left. good luck!</p>