Typical mistakes in TOK essays #1 - Formulating counter-arguments

Feel stuck with your TOK essay? Chances are, you are making one of the typical mistakes. In this series of videos Alexey shows a way to recognize these mistakes and avoid them.

This first video in the series is about formulating counter-arguments and counterclaims. Students often mistakenly think that a counterclaim is simply a negation of a claim. If you think so too, you must watch the video.

This advice applies to the old TOK syllabus (first assessment 2015) as well as the new one (first assessment 2022).

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[adasayal]

these videos keep saving my life over and over. thank you so much!! you're the best!

[melissaroth]

Thank you so much for this straightforward clarification. Since we only offer HL Literature (not Lang & Lit), some of my students have not had enough experience with these concepts and have been struggling. I will definitely share the video with them - and look at your additional materials.

[DJTejasMusic]

I get the point about counter claim 3 but what is dogs are not beautiful when they are unhappy? really? come on man. something like dogs are not beautiful when covered in horse shit just makes a lot more sense