Hi, I recently just discovered that I have to take my LSAT argumentative writing within 8 days of my LSAT, and I haven't practiced for it. I have an English degree and I am familiar with writing; however, I have a couple questions for the general guidelines of what is acceptable/expected of the argumentative writing section.
Questions (sorry so many)
1) Do we need to do in-text citations of a certain format? Or does simply (Perspective 1) work?
2) Should we aim for two or three points when arguing our perspective? I have extra time, but I am not sure if I should spend my extra time polishing my essay rather than providing more evidence or additional points.
3) Can we use anecdotal evidence? For example: the practice essay mentions career prep for University students, can I mention my schools career preparation center resources?
4) In regards to my previous question, should we use first person pronouns when sharing anecdotal evidence?
5) Do we need to use all the evidence provided? Or can we stick with a couple of sources?
Lastly,
6) Are we discouraged from direct quotations, should we paraphrase evidence provided?
I apologize for the million questions, I usually had very strict guidelines when writing essays in school and I can't find any information regarding these questions.
Thanks in advance!
(BTW I have to take it Thursday)
@alk2001 Thank you so much for your info! I appreciate it!