In a Manhattan GMAT practice test, I was given the following statement for analysis of an issue:
"Individuals living in capitalist economies suffer a higher degree of personal risk than in other types of economies. Creating regulations that protect a society can’t help but interfere with free market forces, a basic tenet of capitalism."
As I started brainstorming for my essay, I started with the thoughts of why capitalism is good and bad even though personal risk is involved. During my brainstorming though, I re-read the statement and realized that the issue is probably more about whether regulations are good for society and so I switched to brainstorming about why regulations are good and bad for society. I'm not even sure I ended up writing my essay on the correct issue and thus the posting. Is there just one issue to analyze in an analysis of an issue essay and if so, how can I quickly come to the correct conclusion as to what the issue is about, or if there is more than one issue in a statement, then what the best issue is to analyze? Thank you.