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Definition Of Analytical Exposition Text


a. An Analytical Exposition Text is evaluates a topic critically but focuses only one side of
an argument. In your life if you have ever tried to persuade anyone on a certain issue or
argued relentlessly about something with someone, then you have used exposition. The
argument and point of view have to be supported by facts and relevant information . The thesis
statement has to be reiterated in the conclusion.
b. Analycical exposition is one of argumentative texts which presents some supporting ideas
on why certain writer’s opinion is important. The opinion is formulated in a thesis which
needs to prove by selecting arguments.

2. Purpose of the analytical exposition

The purpose of exposition text is to persuade your audience to look at an issue with your
perspective .

3. An exposition text needs to:

a. Clearly state the point of view.


b. Use valid research findings to support your viewpoint.
c. Defend your viewpoint.
d. dSupport the viewpoint with factual data like graphs, pictures, charts.
The kind of analytical exposition text
The Generic Structures of Analytical Exposition Text
a. Is the main topic of discourse in analytical exposition
essay. Commonly the thesis will be placed in first
pharagraph. It also function as intoduction of the text.
b. Here you state the topic and establish the point of
view (Thesis statement).
c. Introductory statement should be an emotional
statement or a question that is an attention grabber.
A preview of the points you plan to make to support your
thesis (argument).
Arguments (Body):
1.The arguments are the hument, analyticeart of an analytical exposition. The absence of argument,
analytical will just talk nothing since a thesis must be evaluated, whether it is true or false late, it does
not matter.
2.A series of arguments to convince the audience.
3.Each paragraph starts with new argument.
4.Each paragraph has a main point, reason for the main point and evidence to support the main point.
5.Use of emotive words, mental verbs, causal conjunction to persuade the audience.
6.Each paragraph has to be logically linked to the previous paragraph and to the thesis statement.

Reiteration (Conclusion):
• It is the writer’s thesis which is re-stated in another word. It may salso be the writer’s
conclusion from his/her arguments. The purpose is to stenghten the thesis.
• Reiterate or restate the thesis statement
• Summarize what has been stated.
(Emilia, 2012)

Language Features of an Exposition text:


Use descriptive persuasive words with emotive connotations to emphasize your viewpoint.
These words can either be positive or negative.

Use thesaurus to find an appropriate word. For example:


a. Instead of using “bad”, USE appalling, unfavorable, ghastly, terrible .
b. Instead of using “good”, USE fantastic, incredible, momentous,
remarkable.
c. Instead of using “persuading”, USE convincing, urging, enticing, realistic.
d. Instead of using “persuasive”, USE credible, realistic, rational, sane,
coherent.
•Use present tense such as lions live; I eat; cheetahs run.
•Use mental verbs such as I believe; I prefer; I agree; I doubt; I
disagree.
•Use saying verbs to support the argument such as people say; it is
said;
research indicates, etc.

•Use connecting words to link to arguments so that the flow of


argument is logical and fluent. Some examples are: additionally,
furthermore, not only, also, in addition, moreover, like wise etc.

•Use causal conjunction to indicate cause or reason of what is being


stated. For example: because, consequently, despite, due to, for that
reason, in case, otherwise, yet, first, second, etc.

•Use words that express the author's attitude - to qualify or confirm.


For example: will, frequently, may, must, usually, typically, habitually,
commonly, doubtless, characteristically, in all probability etc.

•Use persuasive techniques:


•Use generalizations to support viewpoints or arguments.
Generalizations are common beliefs, general statements.
•Use evidence and facts to back up the generalizations like using
research, expert opinion, testimony or quotes.
•Use exaggeration to make things or issues appear better or worse than
they actually are.

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