Every day we compare and contrast different things. In an essay you can do the same. There are two ways to compare and contrast. One way is called subject by subject comparison. In this method you take one point from each example, or argument, or in our case visuals, and you compare and contrast them one point at a time. This way can be very useful if you are having a hard time to find similarities or differences because you just take one small point at a time.
The second method in compare and contrast is called side by side comparison. In this type of comparison you take point "A" and list all of the details and arguments for that point and when you are finished you then take all the details from point "B" and list all of those. Then you can compare and contrast their points after both sides have been explained.
Compare and contrast is a great tool to help identify and name similarities and differences in any two related topics. It really doesn't matter which method you use, it just depends on which is more convenient for the comparison you are making.
I like how you said that it can help us to identify similarities and differences. It really is a helpful tool.
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