Addressing Multiple Perspectives on The Same Issue for a High-Scoring Essay

ESSAY GRADERS ARE LOOKING FOR A MULTIPLE OF PERSPECTIVES ON THE SAME ISSUE IN THE HIGH-SCORING SAT ESSAY.

MAKE SURE THE PERSPECTIVE OF PARAGRAPH 3 IS DIFFERENT/OPPOSITE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PARAGRAPH 2.

Students encounter problems when they do not address a different/opposite perspective in Paragraph 3:

Students who only look at the question from one perspective do not demonstrate the sophisticated thought process test graders like to see.
Students who only look at the question from one perspective tend to be repetitive in their thoughts and ideas.
Students who only look at the question from only one angle tend to not score as high as those who view the question from a different/opposite perspective.

How to Create a Different/Opposite Perspective for Paragraph 3:

Think in terms of, “The Other Side of the Coin.”

Take the other side of the argument.
Play “Devil’s Advocate.”
Change sides for a minute to consider all angles.

For example…

If paragraph 2 is discussing the need for teenage drivers to stay off the road at night, paragraph 3 can address why teenage drivers might argue that they deserve to be able to drive on the road at night.
If paragraph 2 is arguing that being able to fight and die as a soldier in the military has nothing to do with being able to responsibly handle being served an alcoholic beverage in a bar, then paragraph 3 can talk about how silly it is that being served alcohol requires more maturity than being asked to handle a weapon in the army.

ADDRESSING A DIFFERENT/OPPOSITE PERSPECTIVE IN PARAGRAPH 3 ADDS DEPTH, SOPHISTICATION AND COMPLEXITY TO YOUR ESSAY IN AN EASY-TO-IMPLEMENT MANNER.

Good phrases to incorporate in Paragraph 3:

However…
On the other hand…
Another way of looking at this is…
Opponents might say…
While most may agree, there are others who feel…