<p>While browsing forums looking for SAT essay guides, i stumbled upon this one:
[[GUARANTEED</a> 12] How to write a 12 essay with Fake Examples [GUARANTEED 12]](<a href=“http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic68493.html][GUARANTEED”>http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic68493.html)</p>
<p>How accurate do you CCers think it is?
Thanks!</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>I think it would score the average student at least an 8.</p>
<p>Walking into the SAT planning to make up examples when you have such an incredibly broad range of real examples to choose from is a bad idea. I know everyone knows one kid who totally made up his examples and got a 12, but there are a lot more kids who completely fabricated their examples and got 6-8. You never hear about them because they don’t brag about it. </p>
<p>Inventing examples out of thin air should be a last resort.</p>
<p>hmmm this is interesting…I’m dubious of his methods but it is still interesting.</p>
<p>I didn’t fabricate my examples and got an 8.</p>
<p>Any extra feedback?</p>
<p>As long as you use examples support your point and contribute a cohesive, persuasive essay, you should receive and unbiased score. Graders are told not to pay attention to factuality.</p>
<p>My only problem with the link is that the poster does not account for style. Most of his essays are more likely to get a 10, and not a 12.</p>
<p>I usually fabricate one example. Fabricating all three might actually be time consuming. I usually use a real example, with a couple of tweaks here and there, for the first paragraph. While I am writing the first paragraph, I usually think of two other examples, and I can’t think of two, then I begin to fabricate a story.</p>
<p>I’m writing one with this formula right now. </p>
<p>Then when I post it, we will know the truth… Right?</p>
<p>I got an 11 using the guaranteed example. </p>