'How could I answer a GAMSAT written essay question? What structure should I use, and how do they even mark it?'

The GAMSAT written section of the paper is testing a few key things: Your ability to use written language well - that is, having good grammar and spelling, and a wide vocabularyYour ability to structure an answer coherently - so, each paragraph making a separate point, with an opening statement, some supporting evidence, and some analysis of what that evidence means.Evidence that you read widely, and are aware of current affairs, and can see both sides of an argument.So, how can we pull all of these things together when writing the GAMSAT essay, section 2?We could use the following structure: Claim - 'One could argue that democracy is the only way for a society to work fairly and for all of its citizens to feel truly content.Evidence - 'Recently, there have been great divides in Hong Kong over the issue of judicial sovereignty. The issue of democracy came into play here when Miss. Lam, a leader of Hong Kong, realised she had 'not been taking the viewpoints of the majority into account'. Counterpoint - 'Then again, some societies use a different structure to what the West strictly knows as 'democratic.' For example...Analysis - As shown above, operating a society on the expectation of democracy is complicated for a variety of reasons... Conclusion - In conclusion, the evidence presented here seems to support the notion that...'Homework I would give the student Find 10 or so key world events which can be approached from a variety of angles and used as evidence in the essay - a variety of historical and current is ideal to show breadth of knowledgeLearn a few key philosophical schools of thought which can be brought into the 'analysis' component of the essay structure for maximum marks Learn some key quotes from famous figures to bring in various viewpoints.