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1、COMPARISONANDCONTRASTAnotherusefulorganizationalpatterniscomparisonandcontrast.Attheoutsetaclarificationofthesetermsisimportant.Ifyourteachersaystowriteacontrastparagraphortheme,heisobviouslyaskingyoutodiscussthedissimilaritiesoftwo(usually,thoughtheremaybemore)people,things,objects,etc.But,ifyourt
2、eacherasksforacomparisonoftwo(usually,thoughtheremaybemore)peopleorthings,hedoesnotnecessarilymeantofindonlysimilarities.Comparisonandcontrastarebroadtermswhichindicateyouaretojudgetwopeopleorobjectsorinstitutionsorwhateveragainstasetofprinciples.Oneofthebestwaystolearnhowtousecomparisonandcontrast
3、istolearnwhatnottodo.First,makesureyourcomponentsarecomparable.ComparingJimmyCarterandCharlesMansonwouldbeasfoolishascomparingbaseballsandhousecats.ComparingtheformerPresidentoftheUnitedStates,formerGovernorofGeorgia,Annapolisgraduate,anddedicatedChristiantoaconvictedmurdererwouldbefutileexceptinas
4、ociologyclass.ComparingJimmyCarterandRichardNixonorCharlesMansonandRichardSpeckwouldbemoreproductive.EvenacontrastofCarterandMansonwouldbedifficult,sinceoutsideofbeingmalehumans,theyhavenothingincommon.Inbothcomparisonandcontrast,theremustbesomerelation,somecommongroundbetweenthetwoelements.TheComp
5、arison/ContrastParagraphTherearetwomethodsfororganizingacomparison/contrastparagraph:Theconsecutivemethodandthesimultaneousmethod.7.TheConsecutiveMethod:Intheconsecutivemethod,youpresentyourinformationononeofthesubjectsyouarecomparingandthen,introducedbyanappropriatetransitionwordorphrase(suchassim
6、ilarlyorontheotherhand),youpresentthecorrespondinginformationforthesecondcomponentofthecomparison.Forexample,ifyouwerecomparingSUV'sandcompactcarsusingascriteriagasmileage,handling,andpassengerspace,yourconsecutivelydevelopedcomparisonparagraphmightlooksomethinglikethis:WhentheaverageAmericanfamily
7、goestobuyanewcar,itisfacedwithadifficultdecisionbecauseofthevarietyofautomobiles.Afterweedingouttheimpossibilities,mostfamilieshavetochoosebetweentheSUVandthecompact,bothofwhichhavegoodandbadfeatures.Thecom
