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Philosophy AQA Paper 1 URGENT HELP NEEDED PRETTY PLEASE

I have my paper one soon and i struggle on the 5 markers. I have unmedicated adhd. I need suggestions on how best to revise paper one, especially 5 markers. Thank you


Philosophy AQA paper 1 epistemology and moral philosophy a level

Reply 1

Make sure you have essay plans for every topic in paper 1 apart from JTB and Utiliarianism because they come up last year. 5 marker structures are normal Definition first, then if it’s a criticism against the argument, you would always want to explain how the criticism attacks the theory, normally they are in premises and conclusions. Then you want to end the answer with saying the theory is false. You can add an example for clarity, however it’s not always necessary, if your answer is very developed. If it’s an argument for, then you would end of the argument saying that the theory is true if that makes sense. Just make sure you know 5 marks worth of content for everything on the spec, and then you should be good because 12 markers are normally two 5 markers however they require Intergretation between the two. This is what I’ve been doing so if this is helpful let me know!

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by kambimemeh
Make sure you have essay plans for every topic in paper 1 apart from JTB and Utiliarianism because they come up last year. 5 marker structures are normal Definition first, then if it’s a criticism against the argument, you would always want to explain how the criticism attacks the theory, normally they are in premises and conclusions. Then you want to end the answer with saying the theory is false. You can add an example for clarity, however it’s not always necessary, if your answer is very developed. If it’s an argument for, then you would end of the argument saying that the theory is true if that makes sense. Just make sure you know 5 marks worth of content for everything on the spec, and then you should be good because 12 markers are normally two 5 markers however they require Intergretation between the two. This is what I’ve been doing so if this is helpful let me know!


what’s your 25 marker structure cause we use RICE but i’m so lost

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by idk_12345677
what’s your 25 marker structure cause we use RICE but i’m so lost

Criticism response evaluation times two. Then for the final paragraph, criticism response counterargument to the response to weaken the criticism, then overall evaulation.

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by kambimemeh
Criticism response evaluation times two. Then for the final paragraph, criticism response counterargument to the response to weaken the criticism, then overall evaulation.


so, for example, virtue ethics is unsuccessful because it’s too difficult to determine virtues due to the issue of circularity and explain the issue in detail, then respond to that (arguing that it doesn’t lead to circularity) then evaluate?

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by idk_12345677
so, for example, virtue ethics is unsuccessful because it’s too difficult to determine virtues due to the issue of circularity and explain the issue in detail, then respond to that (arguing that it doesn’t lead to circularity) then evaluate?

Yhh essentially. That would be your final paragraph. Then you would want a counterarguement to the response that weakens the response, and say that the issue of circularity succeeds in establishing that Aristolean Virtue Ethics is unconvincing. Then you basically just want to repeat the introduction you said at the very beginning.

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