Why is comparing and contrasting important?

Question

I know what comparing and contrasting is but can someone please give me a little info as to why it is important to do so? thanks

Answer 1

When we buy new things, we often compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of each.

For instance, will your new computer be a PC or an Apple?

Will you attend in in-state college, a local junior college, or a big-name out-of-state university?

When comparing and contrasting books or fictional characters or historical people, you're exercising your brain.