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Writing rationales

Although the rationale only counts for 2 of the 20 marks for the written task, the success of your written task largely depends on it. On this page, we suggest which points to include in a rational. In the activity you find a written task that lacks a rationale. Use the list of points below to write a rationale for the task. The rationale must be between 200-300 words. The purpose of writing a rationale is to place...

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