ADVANTAGE & DISADVANTAGE ESSAY

I. Introduction

Get your readers’ attention You can use a surprising question or an engaging
quotation to get your re a d e r s i n t e rested in your topic.
Write a clear main idea statement Let your re a d e r s know what your topic is, and
tell them that you plan to e x p l o re its advantages and disadvantages.

II. Body

First paragraph: Advantage (or disadvantage) #1 + Examples

Second paragraph: Advantage (or disadvantage) #2 + Examples
T h i rd paragraph: Advantage (or advantage) #1 + Examples

Clearly state each advantage or disadvantage Write a paragraph explaining each

advantage or disadvantage. You will want to group all the advantages together and
all the disadvantages together.
Support each advantage or disadvantage Use facts, expert opinions, and anecdotes
to back up each point you cover.

III. Conclusion

Restatement of an advantage and a disadvantage/ your opinion

Conclude with an important advantage and an important disadvantage Restate

the most important advantages and disadvantages.

Useful language to use in your essay:

To introduce advantages:
The main advantage of ….. The most important advantage of ….

One advantage of.. An additional advantage of…

One major advantage of…. It is often suggested that …

It is often believed that...,

Another point in favor of…… A further advantage of ….

To introduce disadvantages:
The main disadvantage of The most important drawback of...,

One disadvantage of..., One major disadvantage of…..

Another disadvantage of..., An additional disadvantage of...

Another point against…….

To introduce conclusion:

To sum up, All in all,

All things considered, In conclusion,
On the whole, Taking everything into account,
As was previously stated,
Finally,
Last, but not least

Expressions for giving opinions:

I believe/think/feel (that)... My opinion is that...

I strongly believe... As far as I am concerned,...

In my opinion/view,... I (completely) agree that/with...

The way I see it,... I (strongly) disagree that/with...

It seems/appears to me (that)... I am totally against...

To my mind,... I couldn't agree more that/with...

I (do not) agree that/with ...