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How toppers approached this question

1 (b) Determination of ethics in state policies and actions is not easy because every policy and action has both positive and negative aspects viewed from different stakeholders' perspectives. Discuss with suitable examples.

The method real toppers converged on for this past-paper question: the structure spine, the moves, and the evidence they carried. Aggregated across real answers; no answer text is reproduced.

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The topper method

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The spine toppers built

  1. Open

    • Define the key term first
    • Context-hook opening
  2. Build

    • Numbered enumeration
    • Directive-mirroring headers
    • Problems then remedies
  3. Close

    • Verdict conclusion
    • Forward-looking close

constructionMoves they converged on

  • Numbered enumeration66% of answers

    Enumerate points as a numbered list.

  • Verdict conclusion66% of answers

    End with a clear verdict.

  • Define the key term first56% of answers

    Open by defining the central term.

  • Example as evidence56% of answers

    Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.

    Advaitaair hostess stressAmazon tribesAnekantavada+2
  • Directive-mirroring headers39% of answers

    Headers that mirror the question's directive.

  • ‘However’ pivot29% of answers

    Pivot to nuance with a qualifier.

  • Problems then remedies29% of answers

    Pair each problem with a remedy.

  • Thinker / quote as authority29% of answers

    Invoke a thinker or quote as authority.

    Mahatma GandhiBaumeister and BushmanImmanuel KantJc Bose+2

inventory_2Anchors they deployed as moves

  • Examplesas evidence (example)· 39% of answers
    Amazon tribesDiwali & Lord RamSikh LangarNon-eating of meat
  • Thinkersas authority (thinker / quote)· 24% of answers
    GandhiPlatoMahatma GandhiMill's Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics
  • Peopleas evidence (example)· 17% of answers
    IAS Pooja SinghalIPS Anuj SheikhDM NepalganjMichael Phelps
  • Schemesas evidence (scheme)· 12% of answers
    MNREGAPDSNEP 2020Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
  • Principlesas evidence (example)· 10% of answers
    AnekantavadaAdvaitaSarva Dharma SambhaavamVasudhaiva Kutumbakam

stairsEvidence toppers carried (per answer)

Examples ~2Principles ~2Thinkers ~2Concepts ~2Schemes ~2People ~1Other anchors ~1Statutes ~1
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