Why Pencils are Better Than Pens By: Sujal Mirchandani

 Why Pencils are Better Than Pens

By: Sujal Mirchandani

I believe pencils are much better than pens when it comes to writing because they are easier to use and allow for mistakes. The biggest advantage of pencils is the fact that it can be erased, which is a huge deal because everyone makes mistakes sometimes. With a pen, you do not have an option to erase your mistakes, you are forced to cross out your mistakes and make your work look much sloppier. 

Secondly, if you use pencils, you do not need to worry about running out of ink. Even if your pen has ink left in it, sometimes it just randomly stops working, and you are forced to swing it back and forth and hope for it to work again. This is very inconvenient and frustrating as a student when you are trying to be productive. But, pencils always work as long as they are sharpened. Also, if you are tired of sharpening pencils, then mechanical pencils are far better and more useful than regular pencils. 

Lastly, pens only give bold and dark lines, while a pencil can give you any shade and boldness you want depending on how you use it. With a pencil, you have more control of how to draw and write, which makes the work appear neater and unique. Using a pen decreases your creativity because anything you write with it will look the same. 

Overall, using a pencil for everything  is just more reasonable than using a pen because of the various advantages it has. A pencil allows for correcting mistakes, avoids the hassle of running out of ink, and gives you more control of your work. Therefore, I believe pencils are far better than pens.