Analytical Exposition Text

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT

1.      Definition of Analytical Exposition Text

Analytical exposition is a text that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding. Its social function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter.

The purpose of an analytical essay is to propose and support an argument. By analyzing the material on which the essay is based, the essay writer should develop a position regarding the accuracy of the original information. The introduction is one of the most important parts of an analytical essay because it is in the introduction that the readers will receive their first impression of the essayist's position. Regardless of what the essay is about, most analytical or expository essays conform to a specific structure; they all have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion.

2.      Generic Structure of Analytical Exposition Text

a.       Thesis (introduction): Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s position

b.      Arguments (body): Explaining the arguments to support the writer’s position

c.       Reiteration (conclusion): Restating the writer’s position

3.      Language Features of Analytical Exposition Text

·         Using relational process:

Relationships between and among leaders, workers, followers, partners, co-workers, etc. People knowing and caring about people.

·         Using External conjunctions:

Enhancing by linking to real world events

·         Using internal conjunction:

Elaborating and itemizing steps in an argument (firstly…, secondly..., next…, finally)

·         Using causal conjunction (the cause of an event)

·         Using Contrastive conjunction (but, nevertheless, however, etc.)

·         Using Simple Present Tense

4.      Writing Analytical Exposition Text

The process of writing analytical exposition text is preceded by writing the thesis, argument, and reiteration which can be further described as follows:

a.      Thesis

Thesis is pre-conclusive paragraph that states the writer’s point of view about the topic discussed and the fact of the topic that is discussed by the writer. Writer has showed him/ herself in clear position of the discussed topic.

For instance:          About 50 thousand people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.

The thesis above states the fact of the very fatal impact of the smoking habit. Clearly the writer wants to say that smoking is not a good habit.

b.      Arguments

Presenting arguments in analytical exposition text is as important as giving conflict plot in narrative text. The series of argument will strengthen the thesis stated before.

For instance:          Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.

Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.

Two paragraphs above are the detail arguments presented in a reporting fact to support that smoking is not good even for smokers themselves. Furthermore, people who do not smoke but they are in smoky area have the bad effect too from the smoking habit.

c.       Reiteration

This end paragraph actually is restating the thesis. It is something like conclusive paragraph from the previous arguments.

For instance: Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for everybody else.

The last paragraph of this example of analytical exposition points again that smoking is not good for smokers and people around smokers. However smoking is very good for Cigarette Companies.

After constructing thesis, argumentation, and reiteration, these three elements are further arranged into an analytical text. In arranging these elements, we have to consider the two additional elements in writing, those are unity and coherence. The text will be as follows:

Is Smoking Good for Us?

Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousand people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.

Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.

Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.

Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for everybody else.