Should I fake it?

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<p>Hey guys, I'm taking the SAT on Saturday and had a question about the essay. This is my second time taking it and the first time I did not do as well as I had hoped, getting a 7. Granted, I used half-assed examples(Gandhi and Confucius) so I wanted to try a different approach this time. </p>

<p>Can I(or rather, should I) make up a historical example? I know that the graders don't fact check because of time constraint, but if they know that I am lying or don't know what I'm talking about, will they give me a lower score? </p>

<p>Suppose for example I say that Mexico and India were once allies and attempted to take over the United States... Obviously they would know this didn't happen, so would they disregard my essay? </p>

<p>Or should I just stick with the traditional examples of Hitler, WWII, MLK and Gandhi? </p>

<p>Thanks, and good luck to anyone else taking it this weekend!</p>

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<p>No, you can’t make up history. Personal experience is ok but not as effective. You can use literature too. My daughter used 4-5 books for 5-6 different essay topics.</p>

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<p>You can make up any kind of examples you want. The point isnt to see if you accurately portrayed your examples but how well you develop your point. If that means using fake examples, its perfectly fine. Thats whay I did for my December essay. I made up a lit example and a history example. However, the key is to make the fake examples obsucre. Talk about some ancient civilization in china which had so many or some novel made in the 50’s. Just dont say things like Obama is the 1st president of the US. Being obsucre is the key.</p>

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<p>Exactly as eagle94 put it. I personally made up several examples, literary, historical, personal - you name it! I did it all, made up an author and a book. I even made up historical facts about the Pharaohs of Egypt. In the end, I got an 11. So, it works, you don’t need to fact check each and every example. But bear in mind, don’t be stupid with it, as eagle94 said: be obscure.</p>

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<p>Yea, my plan if I was to make up an example was the do something minute like the ancient civilization in China or some unknown town in South Africa. Thanks for the info guys</p>

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<p>Proof that you can make up historical examples and still get a 12:
[In</a> Praise of Folly: Writing the SAT Essay – Tutor Talk | Applerouth Tutoring Services](<a href=“Page not found – Experts Corner | Applerouth”>In Praise of Folly: Writing the SAT Essay – Experts Corner | Applerouth)</p>

<p>(Note: I have no affiliation with, nor do I endorse Applerouth Tutoring Services.)</p>

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<p>Why would you want to make up historical examples? The SAT tests on how well you right and present an argument and/or position. If you can’t do that with factual examples why can or why should you do that with apocryphal examples?</p>

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<p>I got a 10 by making up 2 completely bogus personal examples. Neither historical in the slightest, but I did fill up both pages!</p>

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Yes, it does do this,* but*, if you are a good writer of fiction who can think on his feet, then go for it! I have decided to go with another route and take this advice: <a href=“http://freepdfhosting.com/118e1453f9.pdf[/url]”>http://freepdfhosting.com/118e1453f9.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But it’s all up to you! Good luck!</p>