<p>Assuming an essay is well-written, will the graders reduce a score if the essay provides only two examples supporting the thesis rather than three?</p>
<p>i think they are supposed to grade it hollistically, so if u demonstrateed that u understood the prompt and used ur evidence effectively it shouldnt matter</p>
<p>altho if ur ever short on examples, use a personal experience</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how many examples you use.</p>
<p>As Titann stated, they grade it on how much you understand the prompt and how well you support your argument.</p>
<p>I always use one example in every essay and I score in the 11-12 range.<br>
Extra bodies/examples can only hurt you.</p>
<p>Just focus on your argument, not how many examples you are using.</p>
<p>No… two examples are often better than three if you can flesh them out enough.</p>
<p>I got a 12 the first time I took the SAT using only two examples.</p>
<p>I also used two examples - ended up with an 11.</p>
<p>Just elaborate more when you use two - still have to fill up the pages ;)</p>
<p>I used two examples for a 12.</p>
<p>It’s too hard to develop three unless you can write really small and really fast.</p>
<p>i used two for an 11. just develop them well. and fill up two pages haha.</p>
<p>I used two and got a 12. It really doesn’t matter how many you use as long as it clearly meets what TCB wants.</p>
<p>I used two, also, but they were so similar that it was ridiculous that I even decided to use them both. (MLK & Ghandi) and I got a 9</p>
<p>So the moral is, use 2 if you can develop them well. But make sure they are actually 2 different kinds of examples.</p>
<p>Do I need to reiterate?
You do NOT need to do 2 examples or fill up a countless amount of pages.</p>
<p>Just use a single example and take your time to establish a strong argument and elaborate on that example.</p>