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“Today’s cheap, mass-produced goods lack the precision and quality of yesterday’s hand-built, carefully crafted products.” DIRECTIONS: Write an essay in response to the preceding statement in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement. Explain your reasoning in a clear, well-organized essay that supports your position. Consider both sides of the issue when developing your response.

“Today’s cheap, mass-produced goods lack the precision and quality of yesterday’s hand-built, carefully crafted products. ” DIRECTIONS: Write an essay in response to the preceding statement in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement. Explain your reasoning in a clear, well-organized essay that supports your position. Consider both sides of the issue when developing your response. KywnL
The broad assertion that all mass-produced goods are inferior to handcrafted products is clearly overreaching, and I disagree with the statement. Certainly, in some instances handcrafted products are superior, but more often mass production yields more precise, higher quality products. A few real-world examples, including a wristwatch, suit, and personal computer, demonstrate why many, but not all, of today’s cheaper, mass-produced goods have better quality and precision than yesterday’s hand-built, carefully crafted products. The wristwatch is an example of a product that is better when mass produced. My Casio watch was mass-produced with probably 10, 000 other identical units. I purchased this watch five years ago, and it has consistently worked perfectly, with the occasional interruption for a battery replacement. The quality is fine, and the precision couldn’t be better. Contrast this with my uncle’s Patek Philippe, which was handmade with maybe a dozen others. Due to the motion-generated winding feature, his watch stops working when he doesn’t wear it for more than two days! Clearly, this is neither precise timekeeping nor quality of utility. At any given moment, the Casio will always show the correct time, while the Patek’s precision is a coin toss. The claim that mass-produced products lack the precision and quality of handmade goods, in this commonly occurring context, is clearly wrong. However, some products are better as handmade items than as mass produced commodities, such as gentlemen’s suits. For example, I wore an off-the-rack two-piece suit to my high-school graduation. The jacket was slightly large, but the next size smaller jacket was too small. The workmanship was mediocre, with loose threads and a misplaced stitch. It wasn’t cheap, but it was mass-produced, and thus had neither quality nor precision. Contrast this with the handmade, professionally tailored suit that I bought last year. The precise fit is flawless and the quality unparalleled. Though the claim that mass-produced products lack the quality and precision of handmade goods is true in this example, the claim still cannot be applied to all products. To sum up, one cannot correctly claim that all mass-produced products are inferior to handmade goods. The examples describing the wristwatch, the gentlemen’s suit, and the personal computer clearly demonstrate that the claim may or may not be true, depending on the context and product. A claim that is sometimes true and sometimes not is an invalid claim, and this claim implies that it is always true. For this reason, I disagree with the statement, and I contend that most, but not all, mass-produced goods have better quality and precision than hand built, carefully crafted products.
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goods
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is
clearly
overreaching, and I disagree with the

statement.
Certainly
, in
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some
instances handcrafted
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products
are

superior,
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more
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often
mass production yields more precise, higher
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quality
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products
. A few real-world
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, including a wristwatch,

suit, and personal computer, demonstrate why
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many
,
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but
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today
’s cheaper,
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mass-produced
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goods
have
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better
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quality
and precision

than yesterday’s hand-built,
carefully
crafted products.

The wristwatch is an
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example
of a
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product
that is
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better
when
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mass produced
. My Casio
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watch
was
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with
probably
10, 000

other identical units. I
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purchased
this
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watch
five years ago, and it has

consistently
worked
perfectly
, with the occasional interruption for a

battery replacement. The
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quality
is fine, and the
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precision
couldn’t be

better. Contrast this with my uncle’s
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Patek
Philippe, which was

handmade with maybe a dozen others. Due to the motion-generated

winding feature, his
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watch
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stops
working when he doesn’t wear it for

more than two days!
Clearly
, this is neither precise timekeeping nor

quality of utility. At any
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given
moment, the Casio will always
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show
the

correct time, while the
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Patek
’s
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precision
is a coin toss. The
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claim
that

mass-produced
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products
lack the
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precision
and
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quality
of handmade

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goods
, in this
commonly
occurring context, is
clearly
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wrong
.

However
,
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are
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as
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handmade
items than as
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mass produced
commodities, such as gentlemen’s suits. For
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example
, I wore

an off-the-rack two-piece suit to my high-school graduation. The jacket

was
slightly
large,
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but
the
next
size smaller jacket was too
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small
. The

workmanship was mediocre, with loose threads and a misplaced stitch.

It wasn’t
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cheap
,
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but
it was
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mass-produced
, and
thus
had neither quality

nor
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precision
. Contrast this with the
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handmade
,
professionally
tailored

suit that I
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bought
last year. The precise fit is flawless and the quality

unparalleled. Though the
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claim
that
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mass-produced
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products
lack the

quality and
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precision
of
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handmade
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goods
is
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true
in this
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example
, the

claim
still
cannot
be applied
to all products.

To sum up, one cannot
correctly
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claim
that all
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mass-produced
products

are inferior to
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handmade
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goods
. The
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examples
describing the

wristwatch, the gentlemen’s suit, and the personal computer
clearly


demonstrate that the
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claim
may or may not be
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true
, depending on the

context and
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product
. A
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claim
that is
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sometimes
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true
and
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sometimes
not

is an invalid
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claim
, and this
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implies that it is always
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true
. For this

reason, I disagree with the statement, and I contend that most,
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not

all,
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have
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better
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quality
and
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precision
than hand built,
carefully
crafted
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products
.
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IELTS essay “Today’s cheap, mass-produced goods lack the precision and quality of yesterday’s hand-built, carefully crafted products. ” DIRECTIONS: Write an essay in response to the preceding statement in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement. Explain your reasoning in a clear, well-organized essay that supports your position. Consider both sides of the issue when developing your response.

Essay
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6 paragraphs
430 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 6.0
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