TCF Canada writing task 3: compare two views without distorting them

Writing task 3 requires two different intellectual operations. First, identify and report the essential positions in the supplied documents without inventing or exaggerating them. Second, develop your own point of view in a structured response. If the comparison is inaccurate, a polished opinion does not repair it.

Use a three-column Pack Ayoub plan: source A, source B, and your position. Record each source’s main claim, reason, evidence, and limit in keywords. Only then choose the relationship between them—agreement, opposition, different priorities, or compatible conditions—and build your response.

For each source, write one sentence beginning ‘The author argues that… because…’. Add the example or consequence that makes the reason specific. Distinguish the author’s position from a person or study mentioned inside the document.

Preserve degrees. ‘Can create problems’ is not ‘always fails’; ‘under certain conditions’ is not an unconditional recommendation. Many weak comparisons come from making both positions more extreme so that the contrast becomes easier to write.

Do not summarise document A completely and then document B completely if that hides the real relationship. Group comparable ideas: access, cost, quality, freedom, responsibility, social effect, or practical conditions. Show exactly where the authors agree and where their priorities diverge.

Choose connectors after naming the relationship. Use contrast for actual opposition, concession for a valid point that does not overturn another, and addition for compatible ideas. A connector labels logic; it cannot create logic that is absent.

Your opinion should not repeat the preferred source. State the principle you use to decide, apply it to the issue, and support it with a developed example. You can accept a benefit from one document and a warning from the other while still giving a clear conclusion.

For example, when comparing online and in-person services, your criterion might be equal access. You can support digital convenience while requiring telephone or physical alternatives for people who cannot use the platform. The condition makes the position more precise, not weaker.

Return to the source notes and underline every claim attributed to an author. Can you point to evidence for it? Remove invented intentions, unsupported statistics, and stronger words than the document uses. Then verify that your personal voice is clearly marked and not confused with the source summary.

Finish with coherence, language patterns, punctuation, and current official task constraints. After Pack Ayoub AI feedback, rewrite the inaccurate or weak passage without looking at the proposed version, then apply the same comparison operation to a new pair of viewpoints.