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Samples Set 5 (Analysis of an Issue)

Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little.

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Some people claim that a nation's government should preserve its wilderness areas in their natural state. Others argue that these areas should be developed for potential economic gain.

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Claim: When planning courses, educators should take into account the interests and suggestions of their students.
Reason: Students are more motivated to learn when they are interested in what they are studying.

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In any situation, progress requires discussion among people who have contrasting points of view.

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Some people believe that government officials must carry out the will of the people they serve. Others believe that officials should base their decisions on their own judgment.

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To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

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It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.

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Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.

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The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general well-being of all its people.

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Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition.

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Governments should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear.

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Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study in which jobs are plentiful.

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It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are generated and preserved.

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Scientists and other researchers should focus their research on areas that are likely to benefit the greatest number of people.

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Requiring university students to take a variety of courses outside their major fields of study is the best way to ensure that students become truly educated.

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Claim: The surest indicator of a great nation must be the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists.
Reason: Great achievements by a nation's rulers, artists, or scientists will ensure a good life for the majority of that nation's people.

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The main benefit of the study of history is to dispel the illusion that people living now are significantly different from people who lived in earlier times.

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Claim: Nations should suspend government funding for the arts when significant numbers of their citizens are hungry or unemployed.
Reason: It is inappropriate-and, perhaps, even cruel-to use public resources to fund the arts when people's basic needs are not being met.

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Leaders are created by the demands that are placed on them.

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Some people believe that in order to thrive, a society must put its own overall success before the well-being of its individual citizens. Others believe that the well-being of a society can only be measured by the general welfare of all its people.

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Governments should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear.

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Some people believe it is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public. Others believe that the public has a right to be fully informed.

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College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than the courses that seem most likely to lead to jobs.

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Some people argue that successful leaders in government, industry, or other fields must be highly competitive. Other people claim that in order to be successful, a leader must be willing and able to cooperate with others.

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A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.

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