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Sunday, 20 March 2011

Hortatory Exposition


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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