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How toppers approached this question

4. (a) What are the factors that have influenced the contemporary attitude of the state and the society towards homosexuality in India? Also, comment on the changing attitude and the factors driving this change.

How toppers built answers of this type: the structure spine and the moves they converged on. Aggregated across real past-paper answers for this paper and directive, not this one question, so no question-specific evidence is shown. 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
    • Both sides before the verdict
    • Directive-mirroring headers
  3. Close

    • Verdict conclusion
    • Forward-looking close

constructionMoves they converged on

  • Example as evidence67% of answers

    Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.

  • Numbered enumeration61% of answers

    Enumerate points as a numbered list.

  • Verdict conclusion59% of answers

    End with a clear verdict.

  • Define the key term first56% of answers

    Open by defining the central term.

  • Both sides before the verdict49% of answers

    Weigh both sides before taking a stand.

  • Context-hook opening33% of answers

    Open with a hook that frames the issue.

  • Directive-mirroring headers33% of answers

    Headers that mirror the question's directive.

  • ‘However’ pivot31% of answers

    Pivot to nuance with a qualifier.

stairsEvidence toppers carried (per answer)

Concepts ~1Thinkers ~1Examples ~1Other anchors ~1Current events ~1
databaseGS4 · Comment: derived from 61 real past-paper answers: counts, not copied prose

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