ANALYTICAL

EXPOSITION
Wahyu Mega Nanda
(XI IPS A)
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DEFINITION

 Analytical exposition is an English text whose purpose is to

convey the author's views on an issue. Not only in newspaper
articles, analytical exposition text is usually in journals, scientific
papers, and so on. This text is an argumentative text that seeks
to convince the reader that the issue being discussed is an
important issue. In addition to pouring out the author's thoughts,
analytical exposition text also aims to provide another point of
view to the reader.
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CHARACTERISTIC
 Using the simple present tense

 Using causal conjunctions

Causal conjunctions are conjunctions whose purpose is to explain the causes of something and the
results it causes. Examples of causal conjunctions such as although, in case, as a result, in order,
because, because of, despite, and others

 Using internal conjunctions

Internal conjunctions are conjunctions of two arguments. Examples include further, first, second,
meanwhile, and so on.

 Use evaluative words

Evaluative words digunakan dalam analytical exposition karena bertujuan untuk memberi penekanan pada isu yang
sedang dibahas sehingga pembaca merasakan urgensi dari isu tersebut. Contoh evaluative
words yaitu important, crucial, threatened, dan lain sebagainya.
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GENERIC STRUCTURE
 Thesis
In this text, usually in the first paragraph the reader can find out what issue is being
discussed. In addition, readers can also find out the author's views on the issue.

 Arguments
This section contains the author's arguments on the issue or event that is being
discussed by him. Usually there are two or more opinions that serve to support the
main topic.

 Conclusion
If you are already in this section, then you are almost finished reading the text.
Usually this section contains a recap of the topic and arguments written by the
author.
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EXAMPLE

The Importance of Learning English

In this modern era, there are a lot of people who still can’t speak English. Actually, there are many benefits of
learning English. Here are two reasons why it’s important.

First, English opens new career opportunities. These days, many companies need employees who can communicate
with clients from around the world. Usually, it means someone who can speak English because English is an
international language. Being a bilingual person, you can get the opportunity to work in a global company.

Second, English tests can get you into schools. You probably already know English tests such as TOEFL and
IELTS. If you learn English well enough to pass English tests like TOEFL, you can study in English-language
universities across the globe. Although you aren’t going to study abroad, learning English can help you in making
the thesis because there are a lot of sources use English languages.

There are indeed many other benefits of learning the English language. But, the two reasons above help us to
believe that English is important for our life and by learning English languages we can communicate with many
people from other countries.