Purpose
To persuade the readers or listeners that something is the case, gives a point of view and substantiates what is claimed with reference to relevant authorities.
Generic Structures
- Thesis (announcement of issue concern)
- Arguments (reasons for concerns)
- Reiteration / conclusion (restates writer’s position)
Language Features
- Focus on generic human and non-human participant
- Use of simple present tense
- Use of relational processes
- Use of internal conjunction to state arguments
- Reasoning through casual conjunction or nominalization
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