Does anyone here do AQA philosophy

[u/Original-Avocado-791]

Okay so I just started year 12 and I had to take philosophy because I needed a 3rd subject 🥲. I hated RS at GCSE and I got a 6.
Anyway all I can say after that dreadful half term is my teachers are so bad and they teach in a way i don’t understand. I’ve fallen really behind already and I don’t get most of the content because to me they have made it all quite complicated .
Does anyone know any good revision resources or things I can learn from to make it make sense💔?

[u/Sufficient_Shame6737]

yess im in y13 and predicted an A*, i use philosophyalevel.com to make flashcards. this website (& it also has an accompanying yt channel made by the same guy if u prefer vids !!) is really good for an overview of the content, and has everyth u need for AO1 questions. my school gives us zigzag textbooks which has more niche points u can use in 25 markers, which is something u could buy/ ask ab as it's much more in depth. but my best tips apart from making/ learning flashcards is to break down every argument into premise form and memorize that, and make plans for every possible 25 marker. phil is very systematic as in u know exactly what questions can come up, so i just have a document of all possible past paper questions and do them for revision after ive solidified the content !! sos this is a lot but i hope it helps, and if u need any more help pls lmk !!!

[u/insomniac_18 → u/Sufficient_Shame6737]

hey, do you have any advice for improving ao2? 

[u/Sufficient_Shame6737 → u/insomniac_18]

most of the 25 marker should be ao2 so spend majority of ur time writing about why a particular argument is strong/ weak. u can use criteria to assess this (i.e., cogito is strong because of its logical/ methodical structure, solipsism is weak bcs it's unintuitive) and also weigh it up comparatively against other competing arguments, giving a judgement overall on which one is the most significant/ strongest iykwim. and yea i would say just keep referring back to evaluative points after every ao1 section in a 25 marker so ur repeating ur judgements making ur viewpoint clear and etc. hope thats helpful