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How toppers approached this question

3. (b) "If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization." - Robert Noyce (Answer in 150 words)

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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