Respuesta :

subject-by-subject organization

In a comparison/contrast essay, a writer must do the following:

1) Identify and explain three or more key points that two or more subjects have in common.

2) Show the similarities and differences between these points.

3) Develop a thesis, indicating his or her position regarding the two subjects.

The thesis  may indicate that one subject is stronger than the other and that both subjects have  strengths, or that both subjects possess noteworthy flaws.