1、背景+论题+反方观点+(反方理由)+过渡+作者观点+作者理由
2、事例+论题+各方观点(和理由)+作者理由和论点
3、问题+论题+各方观点(和理由)+作者论点和理由
4、作者观点+作者理由
而对于SAT的写作而言，究竟哪种方法才最好呢?我们可以来看几篇范文的开头。
There is always a “however”. Each situation has its benefits and drawbacks. In the field of market finance, we find a compelling example that supports this thesis.
Although it is good to stand out and make one’s own decision, sometimes it is beneficial to take the advice of others. We can see through the demise of King Lear that he should not have ignored Kent’s warning to not disown Cordelia. The ignominious lose of Sweden in the Great Northern War also demonstrate that others should listen to his advisers.
相比较而言，两篇文章的共同点是，少去了
而从第二句起，还是为了让考官明确我们下文要写什么，以便在阅读下文的时候能够快速找到我们文章的中心，两篇文章都对下文的例子进行了概括。两篇文章的的不同点在于第一句话主题句的叙述方式，第一篇文章直接点明了主题，而第二篇文章首先陈述了反方的观点，之后才叙述自己的观点。
那么有人会问，到底哪一种更好呢?一般而言，对于议论文来讲，观点的客观性十分重要。因此最好的办法其实是第二种开头方式：先叙述反方观点，之后叙述自己的观点，显示客观性，之后对下文的例子进行总结概括。这就是SAT大体的开头段写法。