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OMPARISO
N AND
ONTAST
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WHAT IS
CONTRAST?
Discussing the diferenceso two or more things;
setting of dissimilarentities o object
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WHAT IS
COMPARISON?
The act o comparing;
Showing o simmilarities o
two or more things;
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COMPARISON AND
CONTRAST
Used or more clarications o what
are the diference between theobjects, things, being compared.
NT!" #e sure that the things beingcompare are comparable.
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ORGANIZING A
COMPARISON/CONTRA
ST
$. %NS!%UT&'! (!T)D *presenting an inormation onone o the subjects being
compared.+. S&(UT-N!US (!T)D * using
a point b point comparison.
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GOALS OF
COMPARISON ANDCONTRAST
designed to oster critical thin/ings/ills or the student;
to help the audience ma/e adecision about a topic 012-UT)23; and
help ou write an efecti4e, well5organi6ed essa.
HOW TO MAKE
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HOW TO MAKE
COMPARISON/CONTA
ST?
There must be two or more
ideas, thing or objects thatcan be compared or that arecomparable;
7now how to ma/e the cleardescription o the thingsbeing compared;
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MODEL TECHNICAL
REPORT
Introduction and T!"i"
co4er the main point that will bediscuss;
!8plaining to the audience whatwill be comparing andcontrasting, and what the purposeo the comparison and contrast is;
introduction should also ha4e astrong thesis statement
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thesis statement shouldo4er4iew the /esimilarities and the /e
diferences between thetwo items; and
e8plain the signicance othe diferences andsimilarities.
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COMPARISON SECTION 9ro4ide details about the /e similarities and
use descripti4e detail and e8amples toillustrate our points;
1or e8ample, when comparing a pscholog
major with a sociolog major, ou might gi4especic details about how the degree plansare similar, using actual e8amples o coursesincluded in the majors rom our uni4ersit:sstudent handboo/. ou might also e8plain howthe se
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CONTRAST SECTION -ter ou ha4e e8plained the similarities, ou
should e8plain the main diferences between theitems. i/e the comparison section, ou shoulduse actual e8amples and pro4ide enough detailso the audience can ollow the logic o ourcontrast section. 1or the pscholog andsociolog majors e8ample, ou might e8plain thediferences between the goals o each o theprograms. 1or instance, man pscholog
programs are geared toward helping studentswor/ toward a master:s degree in counseling,whereas man sociolog degrees are intended tohelp students get into graduate school toe4entuall earn a 9hD, where the will conduct
research in sociolog.