OUTWEIGH

DO THE ADVANTAGES OUTWEIGH THE DISADVANTAGES?

ESSAY 2
 Outweigh /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ (v)- C1: to be greater or more
important than something else.
The benefits of A far outweigh its drawbacks.
= The drawbacks of A are outweighed by its benefits.
Eg: The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.
 STRUCTURE:

1. Introduction
- General statement (paraphrasing) introduce the topic
Thesis statement:
+ Saying that there are both advantages and disadvantages
+ giving your opinions: there are more/fewer advantages than disadvantages
2. Body:
Paragraph 1: opposite side
Paragraph 2: the side you support. Place your opinion in the topic sentence.
3. Conclusion:
Restate your opinion (paraphrasing)
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LANGUAGES AND EXPRESSIONS
1. Introduction:
While I understand/accept that there are some (advantages) of/ ABC (be) beneficial
to/ ABC have positive effects on …, I believe/ would argue that there are far more
(disadvantages)/ ABC (be) more likely to have harmful impacts.
Although there are several/some/a number of (advantages) of…., I believe/ would
argue that they are outweighed by the (disadvantages)
 I believe that (this) has more (advantages) than (disadvantages)/ the possible
(advantages) of ABC are more significant than the potential (disadvantages)
2. Body
On the one hand,….On the other hand/ However, I believe/ I would argue that….
There are (advantages) of sth,…In spite of the positives mentioned above, I believe
that…..
3. Conclusion
In conclusion, ….it seems to me that……