What an effective example does
An example turns an abstract reason into a concrete situation and shows why it supports the point.
Task 2 support
An example gets the argument only halfway developed.
Many body paragraphs include an example while the link between the example and the claim is missing.
Short answer: the example must show how it proves the claim; otherwise it is only inserted information.
The example is generic
The paragraph says many people or some countries and still needs a concrete situation and result.
Example disconnected from reason
The example appears; it still needs to show how it supports the previous reasoning.
Invented figures
Invented statistics are used to sound evidence-based, which weakens trust.
A more stable support chain
Write claim, reason, example, then consequence. The final step is often missing, which is why the paragraph feels thin.
- Claim: what I argue
- Reason: why it holds
- Example + consequence: how it proves the point
What to revise next
If examples drift away from the claim, rewrite one body paragraph and add a consequence sentence after each example.
Guides
Keep going with these guides.
These pages explain the Banfen Writing diagnostic and blocker-repair method, Task 1 overview, Task 2 development, and common score blockers.
Task 2 development
Task 2 想提分，常见的关键是把观点发展成完整论证链。了解薄展开为什么压分，以及下一步该改哪个动作。检查重点：先写 claim、再补为什么成立、再用例子或结果把它撑起来。
Task 2 outline critique
IELTS Task 2 开写前先做 outline critique，用 10 分钟检查题目回应、立场平衡、主体段证据和展开链，避免写完整篇后才发现方向偏薄。
Linking mistakes
IELTS 写作的连贯来自信息按逻辑推进。机械地堆 cohesive devices，反而会暴露段落关系的混乱。检查重点：句间关系、段内中心、段间推进。
Advantages
IELTS Task 2 advantages and disadvantages 题要在列出好处和坏处之后，再做权衡。先判断是否要求 outweigh，再用影响范围、严重程度、持续时间或受益群体建立评价尺度。检查主体段的理由、例子、结果与结论是否完成权重判断；最后把最薄弱的一段收窄成可验证的重写目标，并对照原文证据。
Advantages disadvantages questions
IELTS Task 2 advantages disadvantages questions 要分清题目要求讨论双方、判断是否 outweigh，还是说明趋势利弊。用严重程度、长期结果和受益群体建立比较尺度，避免各写浅观点。提交提纲或作文后，检查立场、段落权重和展开证据，并把最薄弱的一段转成可验证的重写目标。
Agree/disagree
IELTS Task 2 agree or disagree 题最常见的问题是立场范围模糊，写到中途开始摇摆；表达同意的句式反而是小事。立场越早清楚，展开越容易稳定。
Start practising
Make each example do real support work.
If every paragraph has examples but still feels underdeveloped, the issue is probably the link between example and reason.
References