ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION

Purpose : to persuade by presenting arguments

to analyze or explain ‘how’ and ‘why’
Text Organization:
A thesis
Arguments
Reiteration or Conclusion
Language Features :
Emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc)
Words that qualify statements (e.g. usual, Probably etc)
Words that link arguments (e.g. firstly, However, therefore etc)
An analytical exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended
topersuade the listeners or readers that something is the case. To make the
persuasionstronger, the speaker or writer gives some arguments as the fundamental
reasons whysomething is the case. This type of text can be found in scientific books,
journals,magazines, newspaper articles, academic speech or lectures, research report
etc.Analytical expositions are popular among science, academic community and
educatedpeople. The generic structure of analytical exposition usually has three
components:
(1) Thesis, (2) Arguments and (3) Reiteration or conclusion.
A.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
B. Generic Features of Analytical Exposition
1.An analytical exposition focuses on generic human and non human participants.
2.It uses mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker thinks or
feels about something. For example: realize, feel etc.
3.It uses emotive and evaluative words
4.It often needs material processes. It is used to state what happens, e.g. ….has
polluted… etc.
5.It usually uses Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect Tense.
6.Enumeration is sometimes necessary to show the list of given arguments: Firstly,
secondly …, Finally, etc