Advantage & Disadvantage essays General information

How to Write an Advantages and Disadvantages Essay
The next thing you will need to do is outline your essay and eventually write it. What will need to be included in your essay will be different depending on your level. For instance, young students may only be required to have two body paragraphs, whereas college students will be required to have more than that unless it's a short answer response. Nevertheless, there is ultimately a widely accepted standard when it comes to writing an advantages and disadvantages essay:

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  Introduction: Paraphrase the question/topic and briefly mention some of the advantages and disadvantages you will discuss in the paper.
  
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  Body Paragraph One: Introduce the main advantage. Give supporting details and examples.
  
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  Body Paragraph Two: Introduce the main disadvantage. Give supporting details and examples.
  
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  Conclusion: Re-iterate the topic question. Summarize the main points and if applicable, say whether you think there are more advantages or disadvantages. 
  

For your outline, you can create headlines and write what you plan on saying beneath each one. If you have to write more body paragraphs, do the same. When it comes time to write the essay, drag your points from your outline to your paper, and make sure you use transitions in order to connect each point together.
Synonyms
advantage=pro=plus=benefit=posive aspect/point=argument in favour
disadvantage=con=minus=drawback=negative aspect=argument against=downside

The introduction (Вступление)

There may be one or two disadvantages to ….; however, I believe that there are far more advantages.

Advantages (Преимущества)

The first advantage of “this” is …
There are many advantages to … and one of them is…
The positive aspects of … are … 
The positive (good/plus) points include … 
Another positive aspect is …
Another benefit is … 
Another advantage is …
An argument in favor of +gerund (-ing ending)…

Disadvantages (Недостатки)

The first disadvantage of … is …..
There are many negative aspects and one of them is…
The drawbacks of «something» are…
The negative (minus) points include…
Another disadvantage is …
One of the major disadvantages is the fact that….
A negative consequence (effect) of … is …
A downside of … is …
A frequent criticism of … is…
An argument against «something» is…

The conclusion discussing advantages and disadvantages (Подытоживая преимущества и недостатки)

The benefits/ advantages are far more than the disadvantages.
The disadvantages are far more than the positive aspects in this case.
Even though there may be one or two disadvantages to…, the advantages far outweigh them.
Use these words and phrases for Writing Task 2 Advantages Disadvantages essay
NB: Remember that the structure of essay depends on the type of Writing task 2.
Learn more about types here.
Don’t forget to use introductory phrases. Learn more about them here.