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Marta Peinado
Compare and Contrast
How thing are alike Signal words and phrases Structure
Hints Alike
Along the same lines
You can start by contextualizing the comparison or At the same time
the elements to be compared or by establishing By the same token
your thesis
Can be compared
Develop a list of similarities and differences Comparable
looking at the topic from a critical point of view: Comparatively
Compare Correspondingly
Look for the similarities between two things from a In common
critical point of view. Show the relevance or In comparison
consequences of these similarities. Perhaps conclude In like manner
which is preferable. In the same manner
Contrast In the same way
Bring out the differences between two items or
In similar fashion
arguments. Show whether the differences are
significant. Perhaps give reasons why one is preferable. In contrast
Just as
This list you have produced will provide you with Just like
enough material to plan your essay. Likewise
Resemble
Develop a thesis based on the relative weight of Similar to
similarities and differences
Decide whether the similarities on the whole outweigh
Similarly Research questions
So too •Is there something important,
the differences or vice versa. Create a thesis statement
The same as significant, or interesting in the
that reflects their relative weights. A more complex
thesis will usually include both similarities and On the contrary similarities and differences on my
differences. Here are examples of the two main cases: Differ list?
Unlike •What have I discovered about
•Differences outweigh similarities: Although the two subjects?
While Callaghan’s “All the Years of Her Life” and Mistry’s However
“Of White Hairs and Cricket” both follow the conventions Even though
of the coming-of-age narrative, Callaghan’s story Whereas
adheres more closely to these conventions by allowing its While
central protagonist to mature. In Mistry’s story, by
Despite
contrast, no real growth occurs.
In spite of
•Similarities outweigh differences:
Although Darwin and Lamarck came to different
conclusions about whether acquired traits can be
inherited, they shared the key distinction of recognizing
that species evolve over time.”