Comparison is concerned with organizing and developing points of similarities, while contrast organizes and develops points of dissimilarities /differences.
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- Comparison and contrast paragraphs are used to show similarities or differences between two things. A comparison paragraph focuses on similarities, while a contrast one on differences.
- A contrast points out the similarities between two or more persons or things of the same class, while a comparison , the differences between them.
- Strictly speaking, the purpose of _______ is to show similarities while contrast is used to show differences. A: comparison B: contrast C: conjunction D: connection
- A comparison / contrast essay therefore looks at the similarities of two or more objects, and the differences. To compare is to examine how things are similar, while to contrast is to see how they differ.
- By comparison writers link one thing to another by pointing out their differences while in contrast they emphasize the similarities between the two.