Hortatory Exposition Text

A Hortatory exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to explain the listeners or readers that something should or should not happen or be done. To strengthen the explanation, the speaker or writer needs some arguments as the fundamental reasons of the given idea. In other words, this kind of text can be called as argumentation. Hortatory exposition text can be found in scientific books, journals, magazines, newspaper articles, academic speech or lectures, research report etc. Hortatory expositions are popular among science, academic community and educated people.

Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition

1. Thesis : Statement or announcement of issue concern

2. Arguments : Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation

3. Recommendation : Statement of what should or should not happen or be done based on the given arguments

Language Features:

· The use of emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc)

· The use of words that qualify statements (e.g. usual, probably etc)

· The use of words that link arguments (e.g. firstly, However, therefore etc)

· The use of compound and complex sentence

· The use of modals and adverbs (e.g. may, must, should, etc)

· The use of subjective opinions using pronouns I and we

Analytical Exposition Text

Analytical Exposition Text

Definition of Analytical Exposition

An analytical exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to persuade the listeners or readers that something is the case. To make the persuasion stronger, the speaker or writer gives some arguments as the fundamental reasons why something is the case.

Generic Structure of Analytical Exposition

1. Thesis :

Introduces the topic and shows speaker or writer’s position; Outlines of the arguments are presented.

2. Arguments : It consists about Point and Elaboration

Point, states the main argument

Elaboration, develops and supports each point of argument

3. Conclusion : Reiteration (restatement), restates speaker or writer’s position

Language Features of Analytical Exposition

• Using relational process
• Using internal conjunction
• Using causal conjunction
• Using Simple Present Tense