Philosophy IA Research Question Evaluator
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Compare High-Scoring vs. Flawed Philosophy RQs
Below are examples of evaluated RQs from recent Philosophy IAs. Review the strengths and weaknesses to understand the scoring criteria, and feel free to evaluate your own RQ using the form above.
Is Philosophy important?
Strengths:
Clearly posed as a single question that signals inquiry.
Weaknesses:
Specify the non-philosophical stimulus to ground the analysis (e.g., insert a concrete context like a field such as artificial intelligence). Example: Replace the question with: Is Philosophy important for evaluating the ethical implications of artificial intelligence?
Does the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legitimately justify restricting targeted political advertising in order to protect individual autonomy?
Strengths:
Clear focus on a single, debatable claim about justification of a policy.
Weaknesses:
To what extent does the portrayal of choice and control in the film The Matrix support a compatibilist account of free will over a libertarian account?
Strengths:
Clearly connects a philosophical issue to a concrete stimulus (The Matrix).
Weaknesses:
What are the effects of Philosophy on society?
Strengths:
Clear single-question sentence form.
Weaknesses:
Specify a clear philosophical issue by adding a central problem (e.g., "whether philosophy can justify its influence on social norms"); for example: "What is the extent to which philosophical inquiry can justify its influence on social norms within contemporary society?"
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