Select all that apply

Apply a lens sweep: pick the ideas that come from genuinely different angles.

The technique

For Opinion, Discuss-both-views, and Advantages/disadvantages questions, sweep across angles instead of digging deeper into the first one: individual (one person's daily life), community (local shops, neighbourhoods), economic (cost, jobs, business), and environmental (pollution, resources). You don't need all four for every essay — you need at least two that are genuinely different, so your two body paragraphs aren't the same point twice.

Question: Should governments ban single-use plastic bags in shops? Position: largely agree.

Select two ideas that come from clearly different angles.

Environmental angle — plastic bags harm marine life and pollute waterwaysEconomic angle — small shops face extra cost switching to paper or reusable alternatives, so the transition needs supportEnvironmental angle — plastic bags damage ocean ecosystemsIndividual angle — plastic bags are more convenient for shoppers than alternativesThis is an important environmental issue that governments should take seriously