H. A HORTATORY EXPOSITION

H. A HORTATORY EXPOSITION 

• Hortatry 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. 
• To strengthen the explanation, the speaker or writer needs some arguments as the fundamental reasons of the given idea. In other words, this kind of text can be called as argumentation. 
• Hortatory exposition text can be found in scientific books, journals, magazines, newspaper articles, academic speech or lectures, research report etc. 
• Hortatory expositions are popular among science, academic community and educated people. 

The generic structure of Hortatory exposition usually has three components:

(1) Thesis, 

(2) Arguments and 

(3) Recommendation.

A.Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition

1. Thesis : Statement or announcement of issue concern
2. Arguments : Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation
3. Recommendation : Statement of what should or should not happen or be done based on the given arguments

B.Generic Features of Hortatory Exposition

1. A Hortatory exposition focuses on generic human and non human participants, except for speaker or writer referring to self.
2. It uses mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker thinks or feels about something. For example: realize, feel etc.
3. It often needs material processes. It is used to state what happens, e.g. ….has polluted… etc.
4. It usually uses Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect Tense.
5. Enumeration is sometimes necessary to show the list of given arguments: Firstly, secondly …, Finally, etc.

SAMPLE OF HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT:

1. Country Concern

Country Concern

Thesis

In all the discussion over the removal of lead from petrol (and the atmosphere) there doesn’t seem to have been any mention of the difference between driving in the city and the country.

Argument

While I realize my leaded petrol car is polluting the air wherever I drive, I feel that when you travel through the country, where you only see another car every five to ten minutes, the problem is not as severe as when traffic is concentrated on city

roads.

Argument

Those who want to penalize older, leaded petrol vehicles and their owners don’t seem to appreciate that, in the country, there is no public transport to fall back upon and one’s own vehicle is the only way to get about.

Recommendation

I feel that country people, who often have to travel huge distances to the nearest town and who already spend a great deal of money on petrol, should be treated differently to the people who live in the city.