{"id":6917,"date":"2019-03-11T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&p=6917"},"modified":"2019-03-08T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T19:41:17","slug":"how-to-start-a-compare-and-contrast-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/how-to-start-a-compare-and-contrast-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Compare and Contrast Essay on the Right Foot"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is it about compare and contrast essays that makes them so difficult to get started?<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s having to juggle two different subjects in one essay. Usually you set your sights on one<\/em> topic and tackle it directly.<\/p>\n

However, with a compare and contrast essay, you have to tackle two<\/em> subjects. Plus, while addressing one of them, you have to constantly keep the other in mind.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a juggling act of describing one thing in relation to another thing without losing sight of the main purpose for writing about those things in the first place.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t an easy thing to do. So if you\u2019re having trouble, don\u2019t worry. You’re not alone.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s see if we can figure out how to start a compare and contrast essay on the right foot.<\/p>\n

What Is a Compare and Contrast Essay?<\/h2>\n

First, let\u2019s make sure we all understand what exactly this type of essay is before we begin dissecting how to start a compare and contrast essay with a good introduction.<\/p>\n

There are already a couple of posts<\/a> on the Kibin blog about this subject<\/a>, so I won\u2019t go into it too deeply here.<\/p>\n

In the most general sense, the idea is to take an in-depth look at the differences and similarities between two subjects. But it doesn\u2019t stop there, for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

I could easily write an essay about the similarities and differences between bushes and trees, but why would anyone care?<\/p>\n

This question is the most important part of any compare and contrast essay: why should anyone care? There has to be a reason for looking closely at your two subjects. And as outlined in a previous post<\/a>, that reason can take one of the following forms:<\/p>\n