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For-and-against essays
What are For-and-against essays?
For-and-against essays are essays in which the advantages & disadvantages of an issue are discussed.
How many parts do they consist of?
Mainly they consist of 3 parts.
An introduction | |
A main body | advantages |
disadvantages | |
A conclusion |
Introduction
The introduction of the topic is presented generally, without giving an opinion.
Don’t give your opinion here!
Start your introduction with of the following phrases:
In today’s world… it is important..
It can be regarded as… but not without its problems…
There is no doubt…
No doubt…
Nowadays….
It is well known that…
Main body consists of 2 paragraphs
Arguments for (advantages) + justification
In this part you present the arguments for..
Arguments against (disadvantages) + justification
In this part you present the arguments against…
Don’t forget link words for coherence
Introducing the first point in a lists of points | First… Firstly… First of all… To start with… To begin with… |
Introducing a further point in a lists of points | Second(ly),.. Third(ly),.. Moreover,.. Furthermore,.. In addition,..What is more,.. Apart from that,..Also… Another point to be made is that… |
Introducing a final point in a list of points | Finally,… Lastly,… |
Presenting two (dis)advantages together | …not only…. but… also…. |
Presenting two opposing points of view | On the one hand…. On the other hand…. |
Expressing results | For this reason,… Because of this,… As a result,… Therefore,… Thus,… |
Expressing contrast | However /but /although /though /even though /in spit of / despite / nevertheless / In contrast to this,… |
Giving examples | For example for instance such as like |
Expressing your opinion | I my opinion… As I see it,….To my mind,… I believe(that)… |
Expressing someone else’s opinion | Some people believe (that)…. According to… It is said (that)….. |
Introducing a conclusion | To conclude,… In conclusion,… To sum up,… In summary,… |
Conclusion | The advantages of…… outweigh the disadvantages. |
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