Understanding Advantage and Disadvantage type of Question

1. If it says only advantage/disadvantage, present both sides of the arguments in two body paragraphs equally.
2. If it adds questions like, Do advantage outweigh disadvantage? Then you need to present idea in such a way that one sides advantage or disadvantages dominates on the other side.

 

WRITING FORMAT FOR ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE

Introduction

-(Paraphrase the topic) is assumed that it has both favorable and adverse results. I however believe that (topic of ques) has more constructive/negative than …………. (other topic).

 

Body 1

(paraphrase the topic & state the 1 advantage).  ……….. plays crucial part with in providing benefit such as ………. . This even helps to foster the ………. Henceforth the presentation of such opportunities is beneficial in ……….. (Relate the explanation to example). Thus, again paraphrase the 1^st advantage and main topic of the sentence.

 

Body 2

(Paraphrase the main topic and state the 1st disadvantage).  ………….. is more prevalent due to  ………..   This mainly affects the certain aspects of ……………  Moreover, such disadvantage occurs due to ………… Consequently, restate the topic relating to the disadvantage.

 

Conclusion

To conclude, despite the above-mentioned merits and demerits, I believe (topic of ques) provides many benefits/demerits for ………… in field of ……… Thus, this type of policy or norms or culture is more achievable/acceptable/welcoming worldwide resulting more advantage/disadvantage in the respective field.

 

Sample Question/Answer:

Q) People now have the freedom to work and live anywhere in the world due to the development of communication technology and transportation.

Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

These days many people choose to live or work in other countries, which has been made possible by the convenience of air travel and modern communications. I believe that this has more benefits than drawbacks.

There are significant advantages of living abroad that can bring to people’s lives. Firstly, people can see the other part of the world and their lifestyle. This helps to broaden their perception of different life settings. In addition to this, on a wider level, it is also beneficial to a country. If someone moves abroad for work, it is usually because their skill is required there. For example, people from the West often go to work in Asia or the Middle East in foreign exchange process. This enriches many people’s lives through language, traditions, and cultures. Henceforth such movement of the workforce is valuable.

However, such migration is not devoid of demerit. Such movement can put distance between family members. As such type of transfer can increase the connection between child and parents. This may result in negative emotional growth in a child as they are supposed to have with their parents psychologically. For example, studies done on children whose parents were in foreign countries for employment were more prone to sudden emotional outbreaks. Thus, lack of face-to-face contact in a family setting has some drawbacks.

I would therefore argue that there are more advantages as compared to the disadvantages in leaving the native country.  It can enrich people’s lives through economic and tourism development while psychological impact felt by children cannot be neglected.

 

Sample Questions

1)    Today different kinds of advertising influence our life. Do the negative effects of this development outweigh the positive?

2)    It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are the disadvantages and disadvantage of this?

3)    What are the benefits of genetically modified food? Are there any risks associated with these food items?

4)    Some people think that it would be better for larger companies and industry to move to regional areas outside large urban centers. Do you think the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantage?

5)    Solar energy is becoming more and more popular as a source of household energy in many countries around the world. Why is this? What are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy?

6)    With the rise of e-books comes the decline in paper books. Some people see this as a good step forward while others do not. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

7)    There seems to be an increasing trend towards assessing through exams rather than the continual assessments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this assessments?

8)    Space explorations costs taxpayers an exorbitant amount of money each year. What are the advantages and disadvantages of spending money on space explorations?

9)    Many elderly people are not long looked after by their families but are put in care homes or nursing homes. What are the advantages and disadvantage of this trend?

10) It is often considered that change is more beneficial to people than trying to avoid it and have everything remain the same. Do you think the advantage of this outweigh the disadvantages?