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Sprint 1.4: The Example That Earns Its Place

Learner supplies a specific example that demonstrates the mechanism, rather than a general statement that repeats the claim.

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Is This an Example?

Six sentences beginning for example. Four are claims.

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For example, in many countries free transport has reduced car use. Is this an example?

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An Example Is One Case

The pointing test, relevance, and marked hypotheticals.

An example is one case

One city. One person. One year. One policy.

If you cannot point at it, it is a claim wearing the label for example.

✗ For example, in many countries free transport has cut car use.
✓ In Tallinn, free since 2013, car journeys into the centre fell.

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One Case, or Many

Twelve items. Two of the real ones are hypothetical.

Sort each item into the correct category

One case

A claim about many

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In Tallinn, residents have travelled free since 2013.

For example, in many countries this has worked.

A nurse finishing at eight cannot reach a class that ends at eight.

For example, shift workers find evening classes difficult.

Consider a commuter who spends four pounds a day on fares.

Studies show that cost affects travel decisions.

Finland sets almost no homework before the age of twelve.

Many education systems limit homework for young children.

One London borough removed its parking minimums in 2019.

Several cities have reformed their parking rules.

A householder unsure whether a lid is recyclable puts it in anyway.

People are often confused by recycling rules.

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Make It Specific

Eight general statements. Two are already specific.

Rewrite each general statement as one specific case. Two are already specific — write keep for those.

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For example, in many cities free transport has increased bus use.

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For example, shift workers often cannot attend evening classes.

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In Tallinn, where travel has been free since 2013, bus use rose by a tenth in the first year.

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For example, students from poorer families are put off by fees.

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Research suggests that homework has little effect on young children.

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Consider a householder who is unsure whether a plastic lid can be recycled.

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For example, many employers now allow remote work.

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For example, cycle lanes have increased cycling in several European cities.

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Where the Example Goes

Four sentences. The example follows the mechanism.

Four sentences. Put the example where it belongs.

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One Claim, One Case

A claim, a mechanism, and one thing you could point at.

Write a claim with a mechanism, then one specific example that demonstrates it.

Topic: whether libraries should open late.

Write a claim. Write one or two sentences of mechanism.

Then add ONE example — one place, one person, or one case you could point at.

If you invent the case, start it with Consider.

Your paragraph*

Claim, mechanism, example.

What could you point at?*

Name the one case.

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Point at It

Say whether you could point at your example.

Learners can ask follow-up questions and keep the thread going.

Your example — could you point at it on a map, or name the person?

If not, say what would make it specific. One or two sentences.

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