“COMPAR IS O N A N D

CO N T R A S T ”
THE PURPOSE OF COMPARISON AND
CONTRAST IN WRITING
•COMPARISON IN WRITING DISCUSSES ELEMENTS
THAT ARE SIMILAR, WHILE CONTRAST IN WRITING
DISCUSSES ELEMENTS THAT ARE DIFFERENT.
•GENERALLY SPEAKING, COMPARING IS SHOWING THE SIMILARITIES,
AND CONTRASTING IS SHOWING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO THINGS
THAT ARE RELATED IN SOME WAY.