How toppers approached this question
8. Where as some argue that leaks constitute an affront to democracy, others are of the opinion that leaks are a part of democracy. Examine the merits of both the arguments in the context of information attributed to leaks from government offices and whistleblowers.
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.
The topper method
Examine
The spine toppers built
Open
- Define the key term first
- Context-hook opening
Build
- Numbered enumeration
- Both sides before the verdict
- Directive-mirroring headers
Close
- Verdict conclusion
- Forward-looking close
Moves they converged on
- Numbered enumeration62% of answers
Enumerate points as a numbered list.
- Example as evidence54% of answers
Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.
- Verdict conclusion52% of answers
End with a clear verdict.
- Define the key term first48% of answers
Open by defining the central term.
- Both sides before the verdict38% of answers
Weigh both sides before taking a stand.
Evidence toppers carried (per answer)
Current events ~1Thinkers ~1Examples ~1Sections / code provisions ~1Statutes ~1Concepts ~1Data points ~1Other anchors ~1
Case anatomy · Whistleblowing
- Ethical issues91% of toppers
- Chosen option82% of toppers
- Justification82% of toppers
- Stakeholders55% of toppers
- Options45% of toppers
- Values in conflict36% of toppers
GS4 · Examine: derived from 82 real past-paper answers: counts, not copied prose
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