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QUESTION PYQ 13
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10 marks

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do.’-Potter Stewart .

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What the examiner wants

For Rights vs Right Action, discuss in sequence: first, Ethics is knowing the difference between; then, what you have the right to do and. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Ethics is knowing the difference between≈35 words
  2. 2what you have the right to do and≈35 words
  3. 3what is right to do.’-Potter Stewart ≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Interpret/define Rights vs Right ActionCore ethical principleCompeting value or limitPublic-service applicationConcrete examplePrincipled conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Ethics is knowing the difference between’ while reducing ‘what you have the right to do and’ to a token paragraph
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on Rights vs Right Action that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • Rights vs Right Action: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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