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Argument quality, not memorised content.

PPE interviews aren't a syllabus test. The interviewer wants premises and conclusions, willingness to engage with a counter-example, and the ability to revise a view under pressure without abandoning it altogether.

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What we ask

Questions in the shape of the real thing.

Drawn from publicly reported interview content and the kind of reasoning that comes up year after year. The interviewer will follow up until your reasoning holds.

Philosophy

Is it ever rational to vote in a national election?

Ethics

What's the difference between a law and a moral rule?

Politics

When, if ever, is it legitimate for a government to ignore a majority vote?

Economics

Are markets a moral institution, or just a useful one?

Reasoning

How would you measure the value of one year of someone's life?

Philosophy

Steelman: 'Knowledge is just true belief.' Then attack it.

One realistic mock takes ~30 minutes.

Pick a phase to practise in isolation, or run a full mock end-to-end.

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