Compare and Contrast (Blog 6A)

There are many different ways that we use compare and contrast in visual rhetoric which greatly benefits the writing process. There are two main processes of comparing and contrasting visual rhetoric. The first is called a side by side comparison. In the side by side comparison you explain the first argument or in our case for this essay the first photo. You explain everything about it right down to the last detail. Then you explain the second argument or in our case for this essay the second photo, just as you explained the first. Then you write your conclusion in which you combine the two explanations and give a brief point by point comparison.
The second process for comparing and contrasting visual rhetoric is called a subject by subject comparison. In this type of a comparison you break the arguments or in our case for this essay into points, and then you compare the points one by one. Kind of like you do in the conclusion of the side by side comparison. So in a subject by subject comparison you talk about point one in both arguments or photos, then point two, three and so on.

It doesn't really matter which process you use when you are comparing and contrasting arguments or photos. Each one has it benefits for whatever it is that you are comparing and contrasting. And both are very helpful in visual rhetoric and the writing process.