BMATQuestions
- The case for veganism as a solution to the world’s environmental concerns is problematic. The synergy between livestock and crop production farming fosters biologically rich, fertile soils through grazing and application of farmyard manure, and reduces the need for agrichemicals to be used on croplands. Globally,…BMAT 2022 · Question 21 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- The rise of the internet-connected smartphone and similar devices poses a risk to the ties that bind us together within society. It is true that for many people, these devices provide ready access to a wealth of information and help them to maintain existing interpersonal relationships and to develop new ones. Yet the…BMAT 2019 · Question 2 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- While well-intentioned, the campaign to ban tackling in school rugby constitutes an overreaction. Such a ban could lead to unintended negative consequences for the young people involved in the sport, and it must not be implemented. Many parents and others are very concerned about the potential for rugby tackling to…BMAT 2018 · Question 13 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- It is known that one of the factors that can promote better health in infants is the good health of the mother. What is less well-known is that there are real dangers presented by bottle-feeding, a practice that has become very popular in developing countries. Firstly, formula milk lacks the protective properties…BMAT 2018 · Question 26 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Over-prescription of antibiotics by doctors who respond to patients’ demands has raised the drug resistance of harmful bacteria. Drug-resistant bacteria can make routine surgery and minor cuts fatal if infections take hold. We could introduce penalties for doctors who over-prescribe, but this would not be enough.…BMAT 2016 · Question 17 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- According to figures published recently, 44% of criminals leaving prison will reoffend within one year of being released. So if the aim of prison (custodial) sentences is to stop people committing crimes, it really is not working. Short sentences are even worse, with 55% of offenders on short sentences reoffending…BMAT 2015 · Question 11 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Accident and Emergency (A&E) units have too many patients and not enough permanent staff to treat them. Working in A&E is not attractive to doctors: the environment is frenzied and the working hours are unsociable. For these reasons, newly qualified doctors tend to choose other specialisms. With too few permanent…BMAT 2015 · Question 30 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- A new research study shows that general anaesthesia increases the risk of developing dementia in later life by 35%, regardless of lifestyle. Research from France being presented at a conference of anaesthetists identifies postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), a common delirium-like complication of major surgery…BMAT 2014 · Question 10 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Next time you feel the flu coming on, you should think twice before reaching for painkillers because they could do more harm than good by increasing the transmission of flu. Obviously painkillers can make you feel better by reducing muscle pains and headaches, but they also lower fever. Fever is thought to be an…BMAT 2014 · Question 25 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Half a million pregnant women are troubled by morning sickness each year in the UK, but this phenomenon is still not fully understood. One theory is that changing levels of hormones act on the brain to heighten an evolutionary adaptive response that helps prevent women from consuming substances that may be harmful.…BMAT 2014 · Question 29 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Police should be given clear permission to use water cannons against rioters and rules about when it is appropriate. Police see water cannons as an effective means of dispersal in some scenarios, incurring fewer injuries to the public than either uncontrolled rioting or other methods of control. In dealing with street…BMAT 2012 · Question 24 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- Are Britain's roads getting safer? By Lucy Wilkins, BBC News The first recorded road death in a motor accident in Britain was in London over 100 years ago. More than a century on, roads may be busier than ever - but are they any safer? On 17 August, 1896, a South London housewife entered the history books by being run…BMAT 2012 · Question 33 · Strengthening Arguments · Save
- During the trial of a 10 year old accused of frequent violent crimes, privacy laws meant that he could only be referred to in the media as ‘Child B’. One newspaper, however, continually referred to the boy as the ‘Devil Child’. Despite many media sources reporting the difficult and violent upbringing the boy himself…BMAT 2010 · Question 28 · Strengthening Arguments · Save