7. Compare

1. Definition:

Point out similarities and differences.

2. Examples:

Compare the two shopkeepers’s attitudes to shoplifting.

Compare Thatcher’s and Blair’s views on welfare.

3. Description:

This operator focuses on the relation of two persons, groups or texts concerning a certain topic. The first step is to scan the text or the excerpt of the text for relevant information. It is crucial that you stick to a presentation of your results. You must not evaluate the similarities or differences.

4. Useful Vocabulary:

-Compare a view/ attitude...with another view/ attitude

-Differentiate between ...and...in so far as

-Weigh/balance the differences/ similarities between ...and...

by Daniel Eiken