WRITING B2.

1 P79 (FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY) - AARON

The use of animals for the testing of medical products is a topic that a lot of people feel very
strongly about, and there are different points of view. It is clear that we would not have the
same range of medicines today if scientists had not tested their products on animals, but what
about the future?

Many people nowadays believe that testing new medical products on animals is wrong. Firstly,
many people protest against the torture that these animals suffer during medical testing, and
believe that it is wrong to take the life of an innocent animal just because humans are stronger.
Animal rights activists argue that we must fight for laws to stop this cruelty and injustice.
Furthermore, people blame the greed of medical and
pharmaceutical companies who do all these tests just to make money.

On the other hand, many people argue that testing new medical products on animals is
necessary and has been very important throughout our history. Louis Pasteur experimented
on rabbits and dogs and his results have saved millions of humans. Most deadly diseases
have been cured because of this type of medical research, which has not only improved
people's lives but has increased life expectancy greatly

In conclusion, in spite of all the arguments in favour of animal experimentation, personally I

am against it. Most people will continue to support experimentation on animals when it is
absolutely necessary, but I wish they would put themselves in an animal's position. Imagine
that you are made to suffer for the benefit of humans. I have pets and I'm against animal
testing. Many research and scientific experiments are impractical and immoral and I think we
should fight for better laws to prevent testing on animals.

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IN FOR AND AGAINST ESSAYS, THE ARGUMENTS ARE OBJECTIVE AND EQUALLY
BALANCED. AN OPINION ESSAY IS SUBJECTIVE AS YOU ONLY GIVE YOUR SIDE OF THE
ARGUMENT.

A FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY IS A FORMAL STYLE OF WRITING, IN WHICH A TOPIC IS

CONSIDERED FROM OPPOSING POINTS OF VIEW.

IN THIS TYPE OF WRITING YOU:

● SHOULD NOT USE INFORMAL TEXT
● SHOULD NOT USE STRONG LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION

● SHOULD PRESENT BOTH SIDES IN A FAIR WAY BY DISCUSSING THEN

OBJECTIVELY AND IN EQUAL DETAIL.
● SHOULD STRUCTURE YOUR POINTS FOR AND AGAINST AND YOUR OPINION INTO
PARAGRAPHS, REMEMBER THERE ARE 4 MARKS IN THE EXAM FOR THIS ALONE.