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Central-bank decision on Economic data in context: which option best explains the economic mechanism in Synoptic economic principles and issues?.
- A.Use AO3 to build the cause and effect chain, then use AO4 to judge context, magnitude, stakeholders and time period.
- B.Use analysis and evaluation as interchangeable labels with no judgement.
- C.A judgement can be an unsupported opinion without evidence.
- D.Give an unsupported judgement about AQA Economics paper structure without evidence, context or command-word focus.
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- Correct answer: Use AO3 to build the cause and effect chain, then use AO4 to judge context, magnitude, stakeholders and time period..
- It is correct because it links economic data in context to synoptic evidence and keeps the reasoning within the evidence supplied by the question.
Explanation
Why this works
The reasoning should move from cause to transmission mechanism to consequence. Use a diagram, calculation or data point if it is relevant, then test the answer with Economics evaluation: size of effect, time period, elasticity or responsiveness, assumptions, and distribution of gains and losses.
This keeps the response specific to Data response and evidence use rather than repeating a generic question template.
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