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Starting this winter, we will be constantly studying the Analytical Writing

Assessment (AWA) task. The source of questions is the Pool of Sample Topics

available in the Official Guide to the GMAT.

First, we will be reading a question:

「Question No. 4」

The following appeared in a report presented for discussion at a meeting of

the directors of a company that manufactures parts for heavy machinery:

“The falling revenues that the company is experiencing coincide with delays

in manufacturing. These delays, in turn, are due in large part to poor planning

in purchasing metals. Consider further that the manager of the department that

handles purchasing of raw materials has an excellent background in general

business, psychology, and sociology, but knows little about the properties of

metals. The company should, therefore, move the purchasing manager to the sales

department and bring in a scientist from the research division to be manager of

the purchasing department.”

Teacher’s NOTE:

In the simple way, when we read the brief passage, in which there is an

argument, we should analyze the line of reasoning of the argument and should

find a number of logic flaws. We should write an essay in an analytical manner

and to discuss those points of doubt.

Since this may be our first time doing this task, we may take a moment

before we start writing, and focus on finding which part of the argument goes

wrong and draw an outline of our essay.

We have quickly found a few points of doubt:

Point of Doubt 1

Poor planning in purchasing metals may not be attributed to or solely to

the purchasing manager, because departments that are parallel to or superior to

the purchasing department may also be accountable for the poor planning.

Point of Doubt 2

Knowing general business, psychology, and sociology may not be necessary

expertise for the position of sales manager. In other words, the knowledge in

the three areas may not help the current purchasing manager to successfully

perform the role of sales manager.

Point of Doubt 3

The purchasing manager’s lack of knowledge about the properties of metals

may remain as a weakness when he or she is in the position of sales manager,

which may require the knowledge.

Point of Doubt 4

The scientist may know plenty about the properties of metals but lacks

necessary expertise or skills in being a competent purchasing manager.

Note that although some of us have probably found more than four logic

flaws, we are most likely to write about four of the many flaws, since the given

time for the AWA section is 30 minutes, which is not enough for us to write

about all of the flaws unless you are supersonically fast.

Now, two sample paragraphs are presented as follows to create a general

idea of writing an analytical text

Based on Point of Doubt 2

Knowing general business, psychology, and sociology may not be enough for

the current purchasing manager to perform the role of sales manager. Since the

argument provides no information that the current purchasing manager possesses

negotiation skills – the crucial part of expertise in make deals, the author

cannot be sure that the current purchasing manager will be able to be a

successful sales manager.

Based on Point of Doubt 3

The lack of knowledge about the properties of metals may render the current

purchasing manager incompetent in the position of sales manager. To make sales,

it may be critical that the manager knows the use of the metals, which depends

on the properties of them, in the company’s heavy machinery. As a result,

knowing little about the properties of metals will remain as a disadvantage.