COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY

1. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY Presented by: Edi Brata

2. TO COMPARE AND TO CONTRAST • To compare means to discuss how two people, places, ot things are similar. • To contrast means to discuss how two people, places, or things are different.

3. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS

4. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery; likewise/ similarly, robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions.

5. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery; robot can also.

6. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery; robot can too.

7. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. Robot can detect malfunctions in machinery, as/just as human workers can.

8. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. • Robot and human worker can detect malfunctions. • Both Robot and human worker can detect malfunctions. • Not only robot but also human worker can detect malfunctions.

9. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. • Robot, like/just like/similar to human worker, can detect malfunctions. • Robot is similar to/ is the same as human worker because they can both detect malfunctions. • In their ability to detect malfunctions, robot and human worker are the same.

10. COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS Examples: • Human workers can detect malfunctions in machinery. • Robot can be programmed to detect equipment malfunctions. • Robot and human worker are alike/ are similar because they can both detect malfunctions. • Robot can be compared to/ be compared with human worker in their ability to detect malfunctions.

11. CONTRAST STRUCTURE WORDS(CONCESSION/ UNEXPECTED RESULT)

12. CONTRAST STRUCTURE WORDS(CONCESSION/ UNEXPECTED RESULT) Examples: • It began to rain; however/nevertheless/nonetheless/still, we continued our hike. • We continued our hike although/even though/though it began to rain. • It began to rain, but/yetwe continued our hike. • Despite/in spite of the rain, we continued our hike.

13. CONTRAST STRUCTURE WORDS(DIRECT OPPOSITION)

14. CONTRAST STRUCTURE WORDS(DIRECT OPPOSITION) Examples: • The term rock music commonly refers to music styles after 1959 that were influenced primarily by white musicians; however/in contrast/in comparison/on the other hand, rhytm-and-blues music styles were influenced by black musicians. • The term rock music commonly refers to music styles after 1959 that were influenced primarily by white musicians, whereas/whilerhytm-and-blues music styles were influenced by black musicians. • The term rock music commonly refers to music styles after 1959 that were influenced primarily by white musicians, butrhytm-and-blues music styles were influenced by black musicians.

15. CONTRAST STRUCTURE WORDS(DIRECT OPPOSITION) Examples: • Early rock music differs from later styles in that later styles make use of electronics to produce the sound. • Compared to/Compared with earlier rock styles, later rock styles have harder a harder sound. • Early rock music different from/dissimilarto/unlike later rock music.

16. ORGANIZATION FOR COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY • Block Organization We discuss all of the similarities in one block, and all of the differences in another block. • Point-by-Point Organization We make a sentence-by-sentence comparison of features in any order that seems appropiate for the topic.

17. ORGANIZATION FOR COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY Model Block Organization Thesis Statement: One way to decide between two job offers is to evaluate what the similarities and the differences are before making a decision. • The salary and fringe benefits of job X and job Y are almost the same. • Salary (job X and job Y) • Fringe benefits (job X and job Y) • Although the salary and fringe benefits are equal, there are big differences in the areas of workplace athmosphere and opportunity for advancement • Workplace athmosphere • Job X • Job Y • Opportunity for advancement • Job X • Job Y • Conclusion

18. ORGANIZATION FOR COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY Model Point-by-Point Organization Thesis Statement: One way to decide between two job offers is to evaluate what the similarities and the differences are before making a decision. • The salaries of job X and job Y are approximately equal. • Job X’s salary • Job Y’s salary • Job X offers the same fringe benefits as Job Y. • Job X’s fringe benefits • Job Y’s fringe benefits • In contrast to Job Y, Job X offers good opportunities for advancement. • Job X’s opportunities for advancement • Job Y’s opportunities for advancement • Unlike the high-pressure and competitive athmosphere at Company X, the athmosphere at Company Y seems friendly and supportive. • Athmosphere at Company X • Athmosphere at Company Y • Conclusion