Hey guys!
Welcome to this video over comparing and contrasting.
Now, before we just jump into how to write
a compare and contrast essay, I think we must
first answer the why.
By having the "why" answered, it will help to make the how more understandable, and easier to follow.
A compare and contrast essay generally serve
two major purposes.
The first, and most common purpose, is to
present an analysis of two or more things,
so that an evaluation can be made.
For example: A and B have some things in common.
Here are the things that A and B have in common.
However, A and B also have some differences.
Here are their differences.
As you can see, a majority of the differences that B has
are further on the negative spectrum when compared with A.
The positive aspects
of A far outweigh the positive aspects of B.
Therefore, A is a better option than B.
Or it may be that after an analysis is made
between A and B, you are able to make the
evaluation that either option is a good one.
The second purpose of a compare and contrast
essay is to gain insight and understanding
of two or more things.
So, instead of trying to say that one is better
than the other, you are simply trying to find
out how each "thing" is different, and how
they are similar.
This is generally done, when there is confusion
between two or more things that seem as though
they are the same thing, but there are in
fact important distinctions that need to be made.
For instance, what is the difference between
an analysis and an evaluation
When comparing and contrasting these two things, your aim is not to find out which one is better,
because both are necessary.
Your aim is to gain a thorough understand
of what each actually is.
Alright, now let's take a look at how to actually
write a compare and contrast essay.
To effectively write a compare and contrast
essay there are three things that you should always do:
1.
State and give an explanation of three or
more major elements shared by the subjects
that are being compared and contrasted.
2.
Of the elements that you stated and explained,
shine light on the similarities and differences of each.
3.
Construct a thesis, stating your stance
concerning the major subjects that have been compared and contrasted.
Like I said when talking about the purpose
of a compare and contrast essay, it may be
that one side is clearly stronger or it may
be that after your analysis both are equally
effective, or that both are equally bad.
Whatever the case, be sure to state your thesis.
Now, the last thing that we will talk about in this video is how to organize your compare and contrast essay.
First, hear me say this,
there are numerous
ways to organize your essay.
S-o-o m-a-a-any wa-a-ays.
However, there are typically two common ways
that are taught.
The reason is, because these two ways have
consistently proven to be clear and effective.
With that being said, those two ways are the
ways that I will be discussing.
The first type of organization pattern is
the point-by-point pattern.
Let's say you are comparing two different
headphones.
The two types of headphones would be our items.
Now, if we chose to compare them on the grounds
of cost, durability, and comfort then those
three things would be our points.
So, when using a point by point pattern of organization we would separate our paragraphs by each point.
In one paragraph we would compare the cost
of headphone A and the cost of headphone b.
Then, in our next paragraph we would compare
the durability of headphone A with the durability
of headphone B, and so on.
The second type of organization pattern is
the block pattern.
Using this type of organization you would
discuss the one type of headphone first, headphone A.
You would discuss the cost in the first
body paragraph, the durability in the second,
and the comfort in the third.
Then you would move on to discuss these three same points except now for our second item, headphone B.
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