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1、Chapter13DefinitionofComparison&ContrastPurposeMethodsofDevelopmentDefinitionComparison&Contrastisacommonmethodofdevelopmentthatinvolvesfocusingonsimilaritiesanddifferences——ormorelikelyononeortheother——inordertomakeapoint.AttentionComparisonshowshowpersons,places,andthingsthatareusuallyconsidere
2、dverydifferentarealikeinsomeways.Contrastshowshowpersons,places,andthingsthatareoftenconsideredverymuchalikearedifferentinsomeways.However,comparisonandcontrastoftenappeartogether,becausepeoplegenerallyliketocomparetwothingsthataresimilarincertainwaysanddifferentinothers.DefinitionofComparison&Co
3、ntrastPurposeMethodsofDevelopmentPurposeThepurposeofacompareandcontrastessayistoanalyzethedifferencesand/orthesimilaritiesoftwodistinctsubjects.Agoodcompare/contrastessaydoesn’tonlypointouthowthesubjectsaresimilarordifferent(orevenboth!).Itusesthosepointstomakeameaningfulargumentaboutthesubjects.
4、Whileitcanbealittleintimidatingtoapproachthistypeofessayatfirst,withalittleworkandpractice,youcanwriteagreatcompare-and-contrastessay!DefinitionofComparison&ContrastPurposeMethodsofDevelopmentMethodsofDevelopment1).Whole-to-Whole,orBlocktoBlockBook,Film2).Similarities-to-DifferencesA---B3).Pointb
5、yPointAB,AB,AB,AB1).Whole-to-Whole,orBlocktoBlockInthisstructure,yousayeverythingaboutoneitem,theneverythingabouttheother.Forinstance,sayeverythingaboutthecharacters,settingsandplotsforthebooktheneverythingaboutthecharacters,settingsandplotsforthefilm.Whole-to-Wholecomparisonandcontrastusesasepar
6、atesectionorparagraphforeachitemyou’rediscussing.Thepointsineachofthesectionsshouldbethesameandtheyshouldbeexplainedinthesameorder(forinstance,youmightdiscusscharacters,settings,andplotsforboth,andinthatorderforboth).2).Similarities-to-DifferencesInthisstructure,youexplainallthesimilaritiesaboutt
7、heitemsbeingcomparedandthenyouexplainallthedifferences.Forinstance,youmightexplainthatthecharactersandplotsweresimilarinboththebookandfilminonesection.Inthenextsection,youcouldexplainthatthesettingsweredifferent.Theboo
