Hi all,
How do we structure 'compare' questions?
You need at least one sim and at least one diff, but the balance is up to you.
It's possibly easier to start with the sims, because they come out faster. But it doesn't really matter. I personally make sure I mention both things (courts and parliament, adversary and inquis, etc) in the first sentence, in order to make the comparison I am making crystal clear. Two separate sentences/definitions with a "whereas" (or similar) at the start of the second one often doesn't cut it. Then I perhaps take a sentence or two to explain detail, depending.
For example:
"Both the adversary system and the inquisitorial system utilise an independent judicial officer who is impartial to all parties involved and does not take sides or bring in preconceptions or bias. The adversary judge plays a much more passive role in the conduct of trial than the inquisitorial judge does, however. For instance, the adversary judge..... while the inquisitorial trial judge..." etc.