🙦 ADVANTAGES – DISADVANTAGES ESSAY 🙤
STRUCTURES FOR THIS ESSAY TYPE
What are the advantages & disadvantages
Introduction
✔ Sentence 1- Paraphrase the prompt
✔ Sentence 2- Thesis statement
Body Paragraph 1 (Advantages)
✔ Sentence 1- Advantage 1
✔ Sentence 2-3 - Explain how this is an
advantage/ Give an example
✔ Sentence 4- Advantage 2
✔ Sentence 5-6- Explain how this is an
advantage/ Give an example
Note: It is possible to mention three
advantages, but then reduce the amount of
support for each advantage.
Body Paragraph 2 (Disadvantages)
The same format as body paragraph 1.
Conclusion
✔ Summary of main points
INTRODUCTION
Do advantages outweigh disadvantages
Introduction
✔ Sentence 1- Paraphrase question
✔ Sentence 2- Thesis statement (state
which one outweighs the other)
Body Paragraph 1 (Weaker Side)
✔ Sentence 1- Adv.1 or Disadv. 1
✔ Sentence 2-3 – Explain in another way
or give an example.
✔ Sentence 3- Adv.2 or Disadv. 2
✔ Sentence 4-5 – Explain in another way
or give an example.
Body Paragraph 2 (Stronger Side)
The same format as body paragraph 1.
Note: It is possible to write a third body
paragraph here to make the stronger side
more convincing.
Conclusion
✔ Summary of main points and restate
position.
⮚ In this day and age, clause (i.e. subject and conjugated verb)

� This is to replace the boring & overused “Nowadays”

⮚ It is a common/ global/ universal consensus that + clause

⮚ It is generally believed/ universally acknowledged/ widely accepted that + clause

� These are to replace the informal “People say that…”

⮚ One of the most common issues/concerns/problems in our modern world is +

noun phrase (i.e. there is no subject and conjugated verb after this)

⮚ There is a growing concern/interest revolving around + noun phrase

THESIS STATEMENT
Sub-type 1:

⮚ Like two sides of the same coin, (topic-noun phrase) entails/involves both
advantages and disadvantages*.

⮚ (Topic-noun phrase) would certainly/ unarguably/ undoubtedly bring advantages*,

but there are also inevitable disadvantages*
Sub-type 2:

⮚ While/Although + opinion you don’t support, I personally believe that/ from

my own perspective + opinion you support.
Some synonyms of “advantages” and “disadvantages”

⮚ Advantages: benefit, strength, merit, upside, positive aspect

⮚ Disadvantages: drawbacks, shortcoming, demerit, downside, weakness

EXPRESSIONS FOR ADVANTAGES

⮚ The main/obvious advantage of

⮚ The most important advantage of + topic (noun phrase) + is that ….

⮚ One major/evident advantage of

⮚ A further/ An additional advantage is that …..

⮚ Furthermore, Moreover, In addition to this, Apart from this, (second advantage)

⮚ Last but not least, (third advantage)

EXPRESSIONS FOR DISADVANTAGES

However, there are undeniable disadvantages of (topic-noun phrase), the most

considerable of which is that …

On the other hand, (topic-noun phrase) also reveals multiple disadvantages, the most
distinct of which is that …

CONCLUSION

⮚ In conclusion, (advantage – noun phrase/ V-ing phrase) can be advantageous, but

thorough consideration should be taken in order not lead to (disadvantage – noun
phrase/ V-ing phrase)

⮚ To sum up, (advantage – noun phrase/ V-ing phrase) can be a wise decision, yet
there are disadvantages that should be weighed carefully against the advantages.