Citizens' involvement in decision-making is critical to ethics in governance. Do you agree that effective civic engagement mechanisms can facilitate an ethics-driven administration? What do you think are the mechanisms that citizens can use for ensuring ethics in governance?

The spine toppers built

1. Open

   • Define the key term first
   • Context-hook opening
   • Roadmap statement

2. Build

   • Both sides before the verdict
   • Numbered enumeration
   • Directive-mirroring headers

3. Close

   • Verdict conclusion
   • Forward-looking close

constructionMoves they converged on

• Example as evidence80% of answers

  Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.

• Verdict conclusion66% of answers

  End with a clear verdict.

• Both sides before the verdict63% of answers

  Weigh both sides before taking a stand.

• Stance then justify61% of answers

  Take a stance, then justify it.

• Define the key term first58% of answers

  Open by defining the central term.

• Numbered enumeration49% of answers

  Enumerate points as a numbered list.

• Thinker / quote as authority44% of answers

  Invoke a thinker or quote as authority.

• ‘However’ pivot36% of answers

  Pivot to nuance with a qualifier.

stairsEvidence toppers carried (per answer)

account_treeCase anatomy · Administrative & governance ethics

• Ethical issues96% of toppers
• Chosen option95% of toppers
• Justification93% of toppers
• Stakeholders72% of toppers
• Values in conflict68% of toppers
• Options68% of toppers