ENGL 104 Lecture 1: Chapter 16 Current
25 May 2018
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Chapter 16—Comparison and Contrast
• Using comparison and contrast involves looking at both
similarities and differences. Analyzing similarities and
differences is a useful decision making skill that you use
daily. You make comparison when you shop for a pair of
jeans, select a sandwich in the cafeteria, or choose a
television program to watch. You also compare
alternatives when you make important decision about
which college to attend, which field to major in, and which
person to date.
• You will find many occasions to use comparison and
contrast in the writing you do in college and on the job
(see 366 green chart). In most essays of this type you will
use one of two primary methods of organization. In the
first type, the writer moves back and forth between his
two subjects (point by point organization), comparing
them on the basis of several key points or characteristics.
In the second type, the author describes the key points or
characteristics of one subject before moving on to those of
his other subject (subject by subject organization).
• A comparison and contrast essay usually has one of three
purposes—to express ideas, to inform, or to persuade.
(See bottom of page 366and top of 367).
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