Essay Practice
In Section B you have 40 minutes to answer one essay question from a choice of three. Practise planning and writing a persuasive argument under the clock.
Judges should be elected, not appointed. Do you agree?
Ignorance of the law should sometimes be a defence. Discuss.
It is wrong to profit from work you did not perform. Evaluate this claim.
Should there be a legal duty to rescue a stranger in danger?
Referendums are a poor way to settle complex political questions. Do you agree?
Politicians who lie to the public should face legal consequences. Discuss.
Fining parents for a child's truancy does more harm than good. Evaluate.
Society benefits more from generalists than from specialists. Do you agree?
The right to be forgotten online should outweigh the public's right to know. Discuss.
If a machine can make a fairer decision than a human, we are obliged to let it. Evaluate.
Compulsory national service — civil or military — would strengthen democratic citizenship. Do you agree?
Museums should return artefacts to their countries of origin. Discuss.
Voting in national elections should be compulsory, with a fine for unexplained abstention. Do you agree?
A state that suspends civil liberties to prevent terrorism has already handed the terrorists a victory. Discuss.
'Political correctness' is simply politeness by another name. Do you agree?
Public money should never subsidise art that most taxpayers would not choose to fund. Evaluate this claim.