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Which option best separates AO3 analysis from AO4 evaluation for Paper 3 Economic principles and issues? Variation 3: Recognise that Paper 3 draws on both microeconomic and macroeconomic content.
- 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.
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- Recognise that Paper 3 draws on both microeconomic MCQ 3: The correct answer is Use AO3 to build the cause and effect chain, then use AO4 to judge context, magnitude, stakeholders and time period...
- This choice fits the assessment-objective reasoning required by the learning objective.
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Recognise that Paper 3 draws on both microeconomic is tested here through the prompt: "Which option best separates AO3 analysis from AO4 evaluation for Paper 3 Economic principles and issues? Variation 3:".
The correct option is "The correct answer is Use AO3 to build the cause and effect chain, then use AO4 to judge context, magnitude, stakeholders and time period.." because it keeps the answer anchored to Recognise that Paper 3 draws on both microeconomic rather than a nearby misconception. The reasoning chain is: define the concept, apply it to Paper structure, identify the economic mechanism, and check the consequence against AO1 accuracy, AO2 application, AO3 analysis and AO4 evaluation.
A tempting distractor usually confuses a change in demand with quantity demanded, analysis with evaluation, or a short-run effect with a long-run judgement. For AQA Economics 7136, the best choice is the one that preserves the cause, transmission mechanism and consequence without adding an unsupported policy claim.
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