The TOK oral presentation requires that students focus on a ‘real-life situation’ that raises one or more ‘knowledge issues’ and then analyze how those questions might be considered, with explicit reference to appropriate Areas of Knowledge and Ways of Knowing.
Here are a few ideas for ‘real-life situations’ that raise knowledge issues. Suggest additions to the list in the comments.
- How do I know whether to trust what the doctor says?
- How do I know whether to trust what the government says?
- Which political candidate should I support?
- How do I decide which product I should buy?
- How do people decide whether they should smoke cigarettes (or drink alcohol, or use drugs)?
- Should some drugs be illegal?
- Should prostitution be illegal?
- Should the government regulate pornography, or make it illegal altogether; or not?
- Should prisons attempt to rehabilitate criminals?
- Is it wrong to download songs or videos or books from the internet without paying for them?
- Additions:
- Should dogfights be illegal? [other animal-rights situations would also work]
Can war be justified?
Is it ethical to sacrifice the few to save the many?
An extension to the previous question: Should everyone be viewed equally?
Is capital punishment right?
Should governments assume more responsibility in the organization of the economy?
Is it ethical to experiment on animals in the research for medicine?
Is it alright to destroy whole natural ecosystems for construction projects?
Should wealth be evenly distributed, regardless of the individual’s contribution to society?
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