Essay Examples - How Many?

Test Preparation
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<p>So I've been getting different advice and I'd just like to know:</p>

<p>Is it better to have one clear example (e.g. the entire essay about science) or 3 different examples (one personal, one from literature, one from science, or something like that)?</p>

<p>It seems as though the former is more organized and the latter would be too 'all over the place' but others say that putting more and varied examples is better...</p>

<p>I've read essays that scored 12s for both, but I am still unsure which method I should go with.</p>

<p>Can you guys clear up the confusion? :)</p>

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<p>Hmm, well I was always like: I need to talk about 3 different things. But yeah, you can’t really go deep on something because of the time limit. My essay looked like this:

  1. Brief introduction
  2. Example from a book
  3. Historical example
  4. Conclusion
    I got a 11 on my essay, which is pretty good. In my opinion, go for 2 examples! =)</p>
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<p>On my last essay, I did a horrible analysis of three examples and I got an 11 as well. 2 of them were from books and another was an historical figure.</p>

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<p>I was taught that you didn’t need to necessarily use examples from history/literature. My essay format was always:

  1. short, succinct intro
  2. personal example #1
  3. personal example #2
  4. strong conclusion with a metaphor if you have time.
    I got a 12.
    Personal examples are a lot easier to think of and write about. Since time is limited, I thought it was more important to better support my thesis with solid information than to get AOS that might be from literature or history but relatively more precarious. Worked for me (:</p>
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<p>what do you mean a conclusion with a metaphor, dlrkgml?</p>

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<p>I did an intro
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Counter Argument 1 (poking holes to support my argument)
Counter Argument 2 (poking holes to support my argument)
Final Example
Conclusion</p>