Written on January 13th, 2008 by Oliver Kim
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There are some common, recurring problems with the TOK Essay. The prescribed title question is not answered explicitly, the examples are not explained, the essay is not organized, the….. Here is an overview of the most common problems.
The following audio files should give some basic advice for the TOK essay.
Some common TOK Essay problems are:
- Defining terms using only dictionary definitions without interpretation of the definition.
- Relevant ideas are not compared
- Use of generalizing statements and words: all, none, few, many….. It has always been known that…..
- Introductions that make not explicit reference to the topic, or introductions that do not properly interpret the topic question.