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Expository text conveys factual information, with analytical exposition elaborating on the writer's stance regarding an issue. Its purpose is to present the writer's viewpoint without necessarily persuading the reader, focusing instead on informing them about one side of the case. Key linguistic features include the use of simple present tense, linking words for adding, contrasting, and showing causality, and a generic structure consisting of a thesis, supporting arguments, and a conclusion.

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Expository

Expository text conveys factual information, with analytical exposition elaborating on the writer's stance regarding an issue. Its purpose is to present the writer's viewpoint without necessarily persuading the reader, focusing instead on informing them about one side of the case. Key linguistic features include the use of simple present tense, linking words for adding, contrasting, and showing causality, and a generic structure consisting of a thesis, supporting arguments, and a conclusion.

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EXPOSITORY TEXT
Definition:
Expository text is a text that conveys factual intormation about a topic. One of the
forms of expository texts is analytical exposition. Analytical exposition is a piece of
writing that elaborates the writer's idea about an issue or phenomenon happening
around them.
It might be something that the readers are aware of or are not yet aware of. In
analytical exposition, the writer takes a stance on the issue that becomes the subject of
the writing and provides facts or evidences to back up that stance.

Purpose of Expository text:


Analytical exposition texts aim to present the writer's point of view about a
phenomenon. It does not necessarily persuade or convice the readers to agree
with writer's arguments. Analytical exposition merely underlines the
importance of an issue and informs the reader about one side of the case.

Linguistic features
The linguistic features of analytical exposition text include the following aspects.

1. Simple present tense, used to make points and elaborate arguments


2. Linkie present tense, used to make point, phrases, clauses, or sentences. The
use of linking words can be aimed at one of three things:
Adding information e.g. and, moreover, in addition, additionaly, furthermore.
Contrasting information e.g. but, however, even though, on the other hand,
on the contrary.
Showing causality e.g. therefore, consequently, because, thus, despite.

Generic Structure

Structure Explanation Example

Anyone who insists on graffiti is a form of arts should


Introduces the topic of
ponder the question: what if it's your own property being
the writing and
Thesis tagged? Most people wouldn't be so generous and say "It
indicates the writer's
decorative so I guess it's alright". Graffiti is illegal and
position on the topic
cannot be considered as art for several reasons.

Support the thesis by


presenting a series of
Graffiti are drawn on public properties-either
arguments which
Arguments buildings or street signs-and personal properties
convince readers to
such as billboard ads.
believe the writer point
Graffiti are drawn without permission.
of view

Restates the writer's


Reiteration/ conclusion Graffiti is not legal and there is nothing artsy about
point of view about the
drawing on properties without the consent from the
topic
owner.

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