For-and-against essays
For-and-against essays
What are 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?
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
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
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
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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