Being underrated gives you the advantage of a no-pressure situation

Masroor 25 2 / 3

Dec 1, 2014 #1

It is better to be underrated by people than to be overrated by them

ASSIGNMENT: What are your thoughts on the statement above? Do you agree or disagree with the writer's assertion? Compose an essay in which you express your views on this topic. Your essay may support, refute, or qualify the view expressed in the statement. What you write, however, must be relevant to the topic under discussion. Additionally, you must support your viewpoint, indicating your reasoning and providing examples based on your studies and/or experience.

Underdogs who have been able to achieve success against much fancied opposition will readily agree with the statement,"it is better to be underrated by people than to be overrated by them". I also agree with the statement and the reasons are as follows:

Being underrated gives you the advantage of a no-pressure situation so it is easy to keep calm during a task as compared to someone who is overrated. Not just that, being underrated can serve as a form of encouragement. For example, imagine there is a boy whose friends and close ones don't expect him to succeed in life. He takes that as a challenge and uses it to drive him on and succeed.

Moreover, being overrated can lead to complacency and stress. Recently, a friend of mine took part in the IELTS exam. He is an intelligent boy and everyone expected him to ace the test. But the results did not reflect the expectations everyone had of him. Because he was overrated, he became over-confident and complacent and took it a little too easy. If he had not been burdened by the pressure of everyone's expectations, he could have done a lot better in the preparation and ultimately the exam.

Lastly, during a competition, if you are underrated by the people or the opposition or both, you have a much better chance of winning because will not know of what you might be capable of. You could use those low expectations of you to beat the opposition; you could use it to your advantage.

I believe being underrated is a big advantage, because then, you have nothing to lose but everything to gain.

eddies [Contributor] 25 / 1170

Dec 1, 2014 #2

Underdogs who have been able to achieve success against much fancied opposition will readily agree with the statement,"it is better to be underrated by people than to be overrated by them". I also agree with the statement and the reasons are as follows:

This is well-done. However, this part

"it is better to be underrated by people than to be overrated by them"

sounds peculiar, as you don't rewrite it using your own words. I suggest that you paraphrase the sentence.

Lastly, during a competition, if you are underrated by the people or the opposition or both, you have a much better chance of winning because will not know of what you might be capable of. You could use those low expectations of you to beat the opposition; you could use it to your advantage.

It is always good to do the same action as you did in the paras 2&3, by giving real-life examples so as to support the topic sentences.

I believe being underrated is a big advantage, because then, you have nothing to lose but everything to gain.

The rule of a concluding paragraph is to write a concluding signal, to restate the thesis statement, and to develop strong recommendations, hopes, or to express deep fears.

Thanks.

OP Masroor 25 2 / 3

Dec 2, 2014 #3

Thank you so much eddies. Can you please tell me how to rewrite the last paragraph. I also wanted to know if I can give real life examples from sports like soccer.