What is Analytical Exposition?
- Definition of Analytical Exposition
Exposition
is a text that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding.
Its social function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important
matter.
- 2. Generic Structure of Analytical Exposition
- Thesis: Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position
- Argument 1: Explaining the argument to support the writer’s position
- Argument 2: Explaining the other arguments support the writer’s position more
- Reiteration: Restating the writer’s position
- 3. Language Features of Analytical Exposition
- Using relational process
- Using internal conjunction
- Using causal conjunction
- Using Simple Present Tense
- 4. Examples and structures of the text
Cars
should be banned in the city
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Thesis
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Cars
should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and
cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.
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Arguments
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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 everywhere and cars commonly hit
pedestrians in the city, which causes them to die. Cars today are our roads
biggest killers.
Thirdly,
cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep
at night, or concentrate on your homework, and especially talk to someone.
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Reiteration
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In
conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.
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Example
of Analytical Exposition
- A. Is Smoking Good for Us?
Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the
fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of
smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter
of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.
Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we
smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer
than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen
greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who
are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease
than non smokers.
Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop
bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as
much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.
Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do
make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body
else.
Notes on the generic structure:
From the generic structure, what make big different is that
analytical exposition ends with paragraph to strengthen the thesis while
hortatory makes a recommendation for readers.
Thesis: This pre-conclusive paragraph states the writer’s point of
view about the topic discussed. Writer has show himself in clear position of
the discussed topic. Paragraph 1 is the thesis of this analytical exposition
text. It states the fact of the very fatal impact of the smoking habit. Clearly
the writer wants to say that smoking is not a good habit.
Arguments: Presenting arguments in analytical exposition text is as
important as giving conflict plot in narrative text. The series of argument
will strengthen the thesis stated before. In this example of analytical
exposition text, paragraph 2 and 3 are the detail arguments presented in a
reporting fact to support that smoking is not good even for smokers themselves.
Furthermore, people who do not smoke but they are in smoky area have the bad
effect too from the smoking habit.
Reiteration: This end paragraph actually is restating the thesis. It is
something like conclusive paragraph from the previous arguments. The last
paragraph of this example of analytical exposition points again that smoking is
not good for smokers and people around smokers. However smoking is very good
for Cigarette Companies