Exposition:
Exposition is the part of a story that sets the scene and provides background information
on the characters . It can be helpful to think of exposition as the “setup” of a story.
KEY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN AN EXPOSITION
In life, we are often given the freedom to express ourselves. We need to speak, for us to be
heard. Our arguments and reasons must be reliable, valid, strong, and with enough evidence.
In this lesson, you will be taught on how to identify the key elements of the two types of
expositions. It is very important to get acquainted with these elements so that we will be organized in
expressing our thoughts when it comes to persuading and influencing others.
An exposition attempts to persuade the reader to believe something by presenting one side of
the argument. There are two types of exposition. They are Analytical exposition and Hortatory
Exposition.
Analytical exposition is a piece of text that presents one side of an issue. If you have ever
strived to persuade someone to believe something or if you have argued with someone, then you have
applied the exposition text type. The purpose of an analytical exposition text is to persuade the reader or
listener to agree or take action to solve the problem by presenting one side of an argument. (Anderson &
Anderson 1998:22)
Hortatory Exposition is a type of English text which embodies the author’s attempt to influence
the reader to do something or act in a particular way. In Hortatory Exposition Text, the authors give some
opinions about certain things to reinforce the main idea of the text. The purpose of this text is to
persuade readers or listeners that something should or should not be the case.
The key structural elements of Analytical Exposition are the statement of position, the
arguments, and the restatement of position.
The generic elements of Hortatory exposition are Statement of position or the so-called thesis,
arguments, and recommendation.
Analytical Exposition’ key structural elements are:
- Statement of position presents the topic and make it vivid what the position is. You should have a
strong starting sentence that prompts your reader's attention or takes your reader’s attention. It is an
outline or argument on the topic and the points you will make it to. This gives a direct outline of the
main points to be contained by your argument. This gives your reader a foretaste of where you are going
to take them and allows you to show the reader that your exposition is structured rationally or logically.
- Arguments are to be logically developed and supported, and justified with reasons, examples, expert
evidence and statistical information. Several points are generally made in the argument stage. This is
where the argument is emphasized.
- The restatement of position is the summing up of the exposition in the light of the argument that has
been presented reinforces the statement of position and often calls for some type of action on the part
of the audience.
Hortatory exposition’s key structural elements are:
- Thesis in which the writer’s point of view about the topic to be discussed.
- Arguments are to be logically developed and supported, and justified with reasons, Examples expert
evidence and statistical information. Several points are generally made in the argument stages. This is
where the argument is emphasized.
- Recommendation in this part, the writer gives recommendation to the reader; it presents the
statement of what ought or ought not to.
A hortatory exposition
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. In other words, the main function of
Hortatory Exposition text is to persuade the readers or listener that something should or should not be
the case.
Definition of Hortatory Exposition
As Analytical Exposition Text, Hortatory Exposition Text is a kind of English text that belongs to the
argumentative text. Hortatory Exposition is a type of English text which represents the author's attempt
to influence the reader to do something or act in a particular way. In Hortatory Exposition Text, the
authors give some opinions about certain things to reinforce the main idea of the text.
Unlike Analytical Exposition Text, Hortatory Exposition Text presents Recommendation in the end of
paragraph of Hortatory Exposition Text. In this Recommendation, the author tries to invite and persuade
the reader to do something. This is very different from the Analytical Exposition, which puts Reiteration
or rewrites the main idea of the text as the closing of the text without invitation or recommendation.
Hortatory exposition is a text which represents the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do
something or act in certain way.
ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION
Analytical Exposition
Definition
Analytical exposition text is a text that elaborates the water's idea about the phenomenon surrounding.
Purpose:
To persuade the reader or listener that there is something that, certainly, needs to get attention
To analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by
arguments
Examples: argumentative essay, exploratory essay
Generic Structure:
1.Thesis: Introduces the topic and shows speaker or writer's position, Outlines of the arguments to be
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:
Focus on generic human and non human participants.
Use mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker thinks or feels about
something, for example: realize, feel, etc.
Need material processes. It is used to state what happens, for example: has polluted, etc.
Use of simple present tense.
Use of relational processes.
Use of internal conjunction to state argument.
Reasoning through casual conjunction or nominalization.
The example of Analytical Exposition:
Cars should be banned in the city
Thesis Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution,
and cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.
Argument Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute to most of the pollution in the world Cars emit a
deadly gas that causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung cancer, and triggers' off asthma
Some of these illnesses are so bad that people can die from them. Secondly, the city is
very busy. Pedestrians wander.
AGNER, MARY GRACE
ENGANA, JAY ZEDRICK
DAJUYA, ROLYN MICHAELA
