Advantage & Disadvantage essays General information

The conclusion
The restatement: Restate your answer that you gave in the statement: In conclusion, despite some benefits in terms of traveling and working, taking a year off before college life might both jeopardize students’ occupational opportunities and result in studying discouragement.

Notes: If the task asks for your opinion or your favorable side (advantages or
disadvantages), write your essay just like a discussion essay.
Counting plus and minus
PLUS:
Furthermore ...
In addition ...
On top of that ...
Besides ...
What is more ...
Another point worth noting is ...
Another factor to consider is ...
Not only .... but also...
Also ...


MINUS:
On the other hand ...
On the contrary ...
However ...
Nevertheless .../ Nonetheless ...
But ...
Oppositely ...
Alternatively ...
Unlike ...
While ...
Whilst ...
Although ...
Though ...
Even though ...
Despite ... / In spite of ...
In spite of the fact that ...
In contrast to this ...
Then again …
Despite the fact that...
Even so ...
Yet ...
Meanwhile ...

Brainstorm Advantages vs. Disadvantages

Once you've decided on a topic that intrigues you, or you know what topic you're being assigned on your exam, it's time to get down the meat of the essay, which is the actual advantages and disadvantages you'll need to write about. The best and easiest way to do this is by simply folding a paper in half vertically, or creating a box with two side-by-side sections. Label one as "advantages" and the other as "disadvantages" and write all the ideas that come to mind beneath each section. You should then add some details and examples under each idea, and ideally, you should decide on which advantages and disadvantages are the most crucial to your argument.
Choose a Side
Although an advantages and disadvantages essay should be rather unbiased, it's okay to be leaning toward one side more so than the other. This will help you to gain more perspective when writing your essay, and also leave the reader with your own thoughts in your conclusion. However, sometimes your teacher will request that you completely leave your own opinions out of the essay.