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║  VERIDIAN BATTLE CARD — WEC12/01 — 80 MARKS — 105 MINUTES          ║
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║  SECTION A — MCQ (6 marks, 6 minutes)                               ║
║  1. Read ALL 4 options before selecting — never stop at A           ║
║  2. Eliminate wrong first, then choose from remaining               ║
║  3. 60 seconds max per question — circle and move if stuck          ║
║  4. Never leave blank (no negative marking)                         ║
║  5. Return to circled questions in final buffer minute              ║
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║  SECTION B — 4-MARK QUESTIONS (5 minutes each)                      ║
║  1. Identify type FIRST: EXPLAIN / DRAW / CALCULATE                 ║
║  2. EXPLAIN: 4 sentences. Stop. K → App → An1 → An2               ║
║  3. DRAW: Zero text. Y="Price level". X="Real output".              ║
║     Dotted lines to BOTH axes on BOTH equilibria                    ║
║  4. CALCULATE: Show formula → figures → working → answer+units     ║
║  5. Stop at full marks. Every extra sentence = zero marks            ║
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║  SECTION C Q12a-b (3+5 minutes)                                     ║
║  Q12a DEFINE: 2 sentences. Core concept + qualifier. STOP.          ║
║  Q12b EXPLAIN/DRAW: Same rules as Section B                         ║
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║  Q12c+d — CHECK MARK ALLOCATION BEFORE STARTING (rotates)          ║
║  6-MARK: 2 chains. ZERO eval. Stage 4 required. Stop.              ║
║  8-MARK: 2 chains + 2 eval sentences (mechanism + "only if").      ║
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║  Q12e DISCUSS — 17 MINUTES (protect this time)                      ║
║  1. Chain 1 → Eval 1 → Chain 2 → Eval 2 → Conditional judgement   ║
║  2. Embed extract figure mid-chain (not as standalone sentence)     ║
║  3. Both chains to Stage 4: "meaning [country] faces [outcome]"    ║
║  4. Conditional judgement MUST contain "only if [condition]"        ║
║  5. If running behind: write judgement FIRST then develop chains    ║
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║  SECTION D — ESSAY (25 minutes + 2 min plan)                        ║
║  STEP 1 — SELECT: Test both Q13 and Q14 before writing             ║
║    ✓ Can I name 2 distinct mechanisms?                              ║
║    ✓ Do I have own-country data: figure + year?                     ║
║    ✓ Can I write "only if [condition]" for this topic?             ║
║    FAIL ANY TEST → choose the other question                        ║
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║  STEP 2 — PLAN (2 min, write in margin):                           ║
║    Country: ___ | Chain 1: ___ | Data 1: ___                       ║
║    Chain 2: ___ | Data 2: ___ | Only if: ___                       ║
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║  STEP 3 — WRITE:                                                    ║
║    P1: KAA Chain 1 (Stage 1→4 minimum)                             ║
║    P2: Evaluate P1 — REDUCES confidence in P1                      ║
║        "This holds only if [condition]"                             ║
║    P3: KAA Chain 2 (different mechanism, different data)           ║
║    P4: Evaluate P3 — different limitation from P2                   ║
║    C: Conditional judgement — all 5 elements                        ║
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║  THE 5 NON-NEGOTIABLE RULES                                          ║
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║  1. STAGE 4 ON EVERY CHAIN                                           ║
║     "AD falls" = Level 2. "...reducing real GDP below Yfe,         ║
║     increasing cyclical unemployment" = Level 3.                    ║
║     Add this sentence. Every chain. Every time.                     ║
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║  2. DATA INSIDE THE ARGUMENT (not beside it)                        ║
║     "Egypt's rate rose to 27.25%, meaning..." ✓                    ║
║     "As Extract A states, the rate was 27.25%." ✗                  ║
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║  3. ZERO EVALUATION ON 6-MARK                                        ║
║     "However" on a 6-marker = zero marks + 90 sec stolen           ║
║     from Q12e. Hard stop at Stage 4. Move on.                      ║
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║  4. "ONLY IF [CONDITION]" IN EVERY CONCLUSION                       ║
║     Unconditional = Level 2 eval cap. Always.                       ║
║     "This holds only if [extract-anchored condition]."              ║
║     20 seconds. Non-negotiable.                                      ║
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║  5. P2 EVALUATES YOUR OWN ARGUMENT                                   ║
║     P2 comes before P3. It reduces confidence in P1.               ║
║     Not after both chains. Before the counter-argument.             ║
║     Most students skip P2. That's the gap between 14 and 19.       ║
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║  CHECKPOINT SCHEDULE                                                 ║
║  0:06 — Start Q7 (Section B)                                        ║
║  0:31 — Read extract (Section C)                                    ║
║  0:36 — Start Q12a                                                  ║
║  0:44 — Start Q12c                                                  ║
║  0:54 — Start Q12d                                                  ║
║  1:02 — Start Q12e ← PROTECT THIS                                   ║
║  1:19 — Start Section D essay                                       ║
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║  IF BEHIND: Stop. Write judgement first. Then develop body.         ║
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║  ZERO-MARK PHRASE EMBARGO                                            ║
║  ✗ "It depends on many factors."                                    ║
║  ✗ "There are advantages and disadvantages."                        ║
║  ✗ "Both arguments are valid."                                      ║
║  ✗ "The government should consider..."                              ║
║  ✗ "Overall it is difficult to say."                                ║
║  ✗ "Aggregate demand falls." (as final sentence)                    ║
║  ✗ "As stated in Extract A..."                                      ║
║  ✗ Written text on a Draw question                                  ║
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#HOW TO USE THIS CARD

One week before: Read every box. For any rule you don't immediately understand, go to the named document (N1 for chains, N2 for evaluations, N3 for judgements).

Night before: Read once. Do not study. Sleep.

Morning of exam: Read once outside the exam hall. Do not bring into the exam.

#During exam: The card should be in your memory, not in your hand. If you have internalised it, every section takes 5 seconds to recall the rules.

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