Purpose
To persuade the readers or listeners that something should or should not be the case.
Generic Structures
- Thesis (announcement of issue concern)
- Arguments (reasons for concerns)
- Recommendation (statement of what ought or ought not to happen)
Language Features
- Focusing on the writer
- Using abstract noun (policy, advantage)
- Using action verbs
- Using thinking verbs
- Using modal adverbs (certainly, surely)
- Using evaluative words (important, valuable, trustworthy)
- Using passive voice
- Using simple present tense
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