G. ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION

G. ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION

• 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

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

• Focus on generic human and non-human participants, e.g.: car, pollution, leaded petrol car
• Use abstract noun, e.g.: policy, government
• Use of relational processes, e.g.: It is important
• Modal verbs, e.g.: we must preserve
• Modal adverbs, e.g.: certainly we.
• Connective or Use of internal conjunction to state argument, e.g.: first, secondly, then, finally)
• Evaluative language, e.g.: important, valuable, trustworthy, etc.
• Giving reasons through causal conjunction (e.g. so, thus, therefore, hence)
• Use of present tense
• Passive sentence

SAMPLE OF ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION:

1.Levels of Australian Government 

Levels of Australian Government 

Thesis:

In Australia, there are three levels of government, namely the federal governments, state governments and local governments. All of these levels of governments are necessary.This is so for a number of reasons.

Argument 1:

First, the federal government is necessary for the big things. It keeps the economy in order and look after things like defense.

Argument 2:

Similarity, the state government look after the middle sized things. For example, they look after law and order, preventing things like vandalism in schools.

Argument 3:

Finally, local government look after the small things. They look after things like collecting rubbish, otherwise everyone would have diseases.

Conclusion (Reiteration):

Thus, for the reasons above, we can conclude that the three levels of government are necessary.