How to Write a For & Against Essay (or Advantages / Disadvantages)
- For / against essays. They present both sides of an issue in a balanced way. In the concluding paragraph you can say why you find one side more convincing than the other.
A.- PLAN
PARAGRAPH 1
· Introduce the topic (summary of the topic without giving your opinion). The opening should engage the reader’s interest and give a hint of what is to follow.
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PARAGRAPH 2
· State the advantages (or your arguments for), justifications, examples, and/ or reasons
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PARAGRAPH 3
· State the disadvantages (or your arguments against), justifications, examples, and/ or reasons
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PARAGRAPH 4
· Refer back to the topic and summarize. Here you can say why you find one side more convincing than the other.
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BASIC DOS IN WRITING A FOR / AGAINST ESSAY
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Introduce each paragraph with a
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Use a variety of structures and vocabulary adequate to your level.
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Write in formal style (no contractions, colloquial words, or emotional language).
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B.- VOCABULARY ( See also How to write an opinion essay for useful expressions)
Expresiones útiles para:
- Introducir el tema:
- Some / Many people think / believe / consider (that) …
- However, others…
- It is thought / beleived / claimed that…
- Añadir ideas:
- Furthermore,… /Moreover, … In addition to this,… (Estos tres conectores van siempre después de punto, y delante de coma).
- Hablar de razones y resultados:
- One result / effect of this is that…
- Because of / As a result of this, …
- Consequently,…
- … because
- Contrastar ideas:
- On the one hand,… .
- On the other hand,…
- One advantage of… is…
- One disadvantage of… is
- However,… / Nevertheless,…
- Exponer ejemplos:
- For example, For instance, An example of this is…
- Hacer recomendaciones o sugerencias:
- …should (not)…
- (Noun / V+ -ing) would perhaps be a better solution / alternative.
