Making And Defending An Argument

Here are two answers to the same question

Should governments ban private cars from city centres?

Answer A

Yes. Cars cause pollution and traffic. All cities should ban them. This will solve the problem and make cities better for everyone.

Answer B

Broadly speaking, restricting private cars is the most effective tool cities have. Admittedly, such schemes place a heavier burden on drivers who cannot easily switch to public transport. Nevertheless, that objection assumes the revenue disappears — in Stockholm it funded the very bus network those drivers depend on. Above all, cities could phase out access gradually rather than banning it outright.

Answer A is not ungrammatical. Every word is spelled correctly. It would be marked Band 5–6.

Here are two answers to the same question

Should governments ban private cars from city centres?

Answer A

Yes. Cars cause pollution and traffic. All cities should ban them. This will solve the problem and make cities better for everyone.

Answer B

Broadly speaking, restricting private cars is the most effective tool cities have. Admittedly, such schemes place a heavier burden on drivers who cannot easily switch to public transport. Nevertheless, that objection assumes the revenue disappears — in Stockholm it funded the very bus network those drivers depend on. Above all, cities could phase out access gradually rather than banning it outright.

Answer A is not ungrammatical. Every word is spelled correctly. It would be marked Band 5–6.

Before You Start

The Chapter That Fixes Two Criteria at Once

Here are two answers to the same question

Chapter Diagnostic

Hedging And Certainty

Concession And Counter-Argument

Emphasis And Prioritisation

Evaluating Arguments

Proposing And Recommending

Review: Holding A Position

Before You Start

The Chapter That Fixes Two Criteria at Once

Here are two answers to the same question

Chapter Diagnostic