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Writing Sample Questions, Part 1
1. Explain the meaning of the following statement: "In politics, honesty is not the best policy."
2. Describe an example of a situation in which the statement "In politics, honesty is not the best policy" would actually be a false statement and it would be a better idea to tell the truth.
3. Briefly discuss the factors that might determine when the following statement would be true and when it would be false: "In politics, honesty is not the best policy."
4. Explain the meaning of the following statement: "A good lawyer does not need to convince others that he or she is right, but rather convince others that he or she may be right."
5. Describe an example of a situation in which the statement "A good lawyer does not need to convince others that he or she is right, but rather convince others that he or she may be right" would actually be a false statement and it would be better for a lawyer to convince others that he or she is unquestionably correct.
6. Briefly discuss the factors that might determine when the following statement would be true and when it would be false: "A good lawyer does not need to convince others that he or she is right, but rather convince others that he or she may be right."
7. Explain the meaning of the following statement: "Good marketing is the art of convincing someone that he or she needs something when that person originally had no use for it, didn't want it, and quite possibly didn't even know it existed."
8. Describe an example of a situation in which the statement "Good marketing is the art of convincing someone that he or she needs something when that person originally had no use for it, didn't want it, and quite possibly didn't even know it existed" would actually be a false statement and it would be considered bad marketing to convince someone to buy something they originally didn't need or want.
9. Briefly discuss the factors that might determine when the following statement would be true and when it would be false: "Good marketing is the art of convincing someone that he or she needs something when that person originally had no use for it, didn't want it, and quite possibly didn't even know it existed."
10. Explain the meaning of the following statement: "In business, it is more important to appear smart than to be smart."
Last Updated: 04/23/2012