Depends on how the question is framed. In many cases IELTS question would be "Discuss both views and give your opinion". You need to give your opinion after discussing both views.Hi Folks,
Apart checking essays written by members, I want to raise a question on essay structure.
On several pages before, one member suggested that writing an agree/disagree essay would require us to discuss both view before drawing our opinion. However, Simon said (just recently, in July post):
Don’t structure an “opinion” essay like this:
He explained that it was because para 2 had nothing to do with an opinion essay. We should state our position and stick to that.
- Introduction
- Paragraph supporting the opposite opinion
- Paragraph supporting my opinion
- Conclusion
What do you think?
Similarly, questions like "are there more advantages or disadvantages?" and "is it negative or positive trend/thing?" are opinion essay, correct?
If question is are there more advantages / disadvantages -> How can you say there are more advantages or more disadvantages unless you count both and show which count is greater. And hence you need to write both sides.
If the question is whether it is a positive thing or negative thing -> You can take a clear position and stick to that.
Even in a discuss both sides kind of essay you can write the same essay in many different ways depending on your point of view. May be this post can help https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/ielts-writing-for-band-7-or-above.540392/page-38#post-7269377
Bottom line do not follow a fix / rigid structure. Read the question and see what is required and decide based on that.