How toppers approached this question
Q.2) a) What are the diverse ethical challenges confronting corporates today? How focus on corporate ethics and corporate governance can help in addressing these challenges? (10 Marks/150 Words) b) The most important measure of the integrity of a society or the prevalence of corruption is the quality of politics. Do you agree? Justify with examples. (10 Marks, 150 Words)
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
The spine toppers built
Open
- Define the key term first
- Context-hook opening
- Roadmap statement
Build
- Both sides before the verdict
- Numbered enumeration
- Directive-mirroring headers
Close
- Verdict conclusion
- Forward-looking close
Moves 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.
Evidence toppers carried (per answer)
Case anatomy · Corruption
- Ethical issues96% of toppers
- Chosen option94% of toppers
- Justification89% of toppers
- Options70% of toppers
- Stakeholders64% of toppers
- Values in conflict62% of toppers
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