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Understanding Hortatory Exposition Text

Hortatory exposition is a type of text intended to persuade readers that something should or should not be done. The purpose is to present an argument and influence readers on a course of action. The generic structure includes a thesis introducing the main idea, arguments supporting the idea, and a recommendation stating what should or should not be done. Language features focus on the writer's perspective and use action verbs, modals, connectives, evaluative words, and subjective opinions to qualify statements and present an emotive argument.

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Understanding Hortatory Exposition Text

Hortatory exposition is a type of text intended to persuade readers that something should or should not be done. The purpose is to present an argument and influence readers on a course of action. The generic structure includes a thesis introducing the main idea, arguments supporting the idea, and a recommendation stating what should or should not be done. Language features focus on the writer's perspective and use action verbs, modals, connectives, evaluative words, and subjective opinions to qualify statements and present an emotive argument.

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Hortatory Exposition Text


a. Definition
Hortatory exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to persuade
the listeners or readers that something should or should not happen or be done.
Hortatory is similar to analytical exposition but if we have to differentiate both
from one to each other, we have one useful tool by making analysis on the generic
structure. What makes hortatory different from analytical exposition is the last finalizing
step which analytical exposition is ended by a reiteration while hortatory is finalized by
certain a recommendation.

b. Purpose
The Purpose Hortatory exposition is to presenting and influencing the readers
thatshould be so, and should not be.

c. Generic Structure
1) Thesis
The contain of thesis is introduction tothe main idea of a effect or event that will
be raised or discussed.
2) argument
The contain of argument is the opinions of the writer that support the main
idea. The more opinions the authorswrite, the more attractive a Hortatory
Exposition Text, because readers tend to believe in an event if there are many
opinions that support in it.
3) Reiteration
The last part of the generic structure hortatory exposition is a statement of what
should or should not happen or be done, which is called advice (recommendation).

d. Language Features
1) Focusing on the writer
2) Using action verb
3) Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc
4) Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, however, therefore, etc)
5) Using evaluative words; important, valuable, trustworthy, etc
6) Using passive voice
7) Using simple present tense
8) The use of modals and adverbs (e.g. may, must, should, etc)
9) The use of emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc)
10) The use of words that qualify statements (e.g. usual, probably etc)
11) The use of subjective opinions using pronouns I and we

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