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What is a compare and contrast argument? o An evaluation on the similarities and differences between two subjects supported by evidence. Things to remember as you write: o What is the common theme or themes among the similarities and differences? o What points are relevant and critical enough to argue? o How do your points connect with one another? o What are your own thoughts and ideas about these similarities and differences? o Are there more similarities than differences or vice versa? How does that affect your argument? Transition words for comparisons: o Similarly o Likewise o In the same way o Equally o In comparison to Transition words for contrasts: o However o Though o Whereas o On the other hand o In contrast to
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Compare and Contrast Outline - UMBC · What is a compare and contrast argument? o An evaluation on the similarities and differences between two subjects supported by evidence. Things

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Page 1: Compare and Contrast Outline - UMBC · What is a compare and contrast argument? o An evaluation on the similarities and differences between two subjects supported by evidence. Things

What is a compare and contrast argument? o An evaluation on the similarities and differences between two subjects

supported by evidence.

Things to remember as you write: o What is the common theme or themes among the similarities and differences? o What points are relevant and critical enough to argue? o How do your points connect with one another? o What are your own thoughts and ideas about these similarities and differences? o Are there more similarities than differences or vice versa? How does that affect

your argument?

Transition words for comparisons: o Similarly o Likewise o In the same way o Equally o In comparison to

Transition words for contrasts: o However o Though o Whereas o On the other hand o In contrast to

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Compare & Contrast Outline

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