The response gives a clear position and discusses both sides with relevant examples. Some support needs closer explanation: the claim about brilliant students shining shifts away from academic effort, and the final weighing of benefits against harms is mainly asserted.
8.0Progression is logical and cohesive devices are used naturally, though the repeated comparative framing across paragraphs creates some redundancy in development.
7.0Vocabulary is varied and often effective, including “egged on” and “deterioration in mental health”. Precision weakens in “attempt to bring severe consequences”, which implies intended harm, and in the unnatural combination “committing delinquencies”.
8.0A wide range of structures is used with strong control, including conditionals, inversion ('should they deviate'), and relative clauses, with only rare minor slips in spacing and punctuation.
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