Your Example Does Not Prove Your Claim Yet Find the Gap One of the most common TOK problems is the gap between the example and the claim
Your Example Does Not Prove Your Claim Yet
Find the Gap
One of the most common TOK problems is the gap between the example and the claim. The student writes a claim, gives an example, and then assumes the example proves it. But the proof is not automatic. The missing part is the reasoning.
Explain the Mechanism
A claim might say: 'Knowledge in the human sciences is shaped by the way researchers classify behaviour.' Then the example describes a psychology study or survey. That is not enough. The paragraph still needs to explain how classification affected what was measured, what was ignored, and how the conclusion became credible.
Avoid Overclaiming
Use the 'not yet' test. After your example, ask: 'So what exactly does this prove?' If the answer is only the same as the claim, you have not explained the link. If the answer gives a mechanism, you are closer.