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How toppers approached this question

What are the key areas of reform if the World Trade Organization (WTO) has to remain relevant in the present context of rising protectionism and trade wars?

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
    • Directive-mirroring headers
    • Problems then remedies
  3. Close

    • Verdict conclusion
    • Forward-looking close

constructionMoves they converged on

  • Numbered enumeration71% of answers

    Enumerate points as a numbered list.

  • Define the key term first55% of answers

    Open by defining the central term.

  • Example as evidence55% of answers

    Tag a concrete example explicitly as evidence.

  • Verdict conclusion53% of answers

    End with a clear verdict.

  • Directive-mirroring headers43% of answers

    Headers that mirror the question's directive.

  • Problems then remedies43% of answers

    Pair each problem with a remedy.

  • Context-hook opening38% of answers

    Open with a hook that frames the issue.

  • Multi-dimensional buckets36% of answers

    Sort points into clear dimensions (social, economic…).

stairsEvidence toppers carried (per answer)

Sections / code provisions ~2Current events ~1Statutes ~1Thinkers ~1Data points ~1Examples ~1Institutions ~1Concepts ~1
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