LANGUAGE FEATURES OF

ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT
Unsur kebahasaan atau Language Features dari Argumentative Text
mencakup:

Abstract Noun

Kata benda yang bersifat abstrak (tidak bisa dilihat, didengar atau
disentuh), misalnya saja: beauty, bravery, culture, confidence, goodness,
hope, etc.

Action Verb

Kata kerja yang menggambarkan tindakan yang dapat dilakukan

manusia maupun hewan, misalnya saja: eat, touch, talk, watch, walk, etc.

Temporal Connectives

Kosakata yang menghubungkan satu kejadian dengan kejadian lainnya

secara berurutan, misalnya saja : firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc.

Modal Auxiliaries

Beberapa bentuk modal, misalnya saja: can, may, must, should, etc.

Technical Terms
Istilah-istilah khusus yang terkait dengan tema yang kita angkat,
misalnya saja : examination, score, assessment, evaluation, test, etc.

Reasoning Connectives

Kosakata yang menunjukkan hubungan alasan, misalnya saja: because

of, so, therefore, etc.

Simple Present Tense

Didominasi oleh kalimat dalam bentuk simple present tense.

 3.1. INTRODUCTION
It is a short introduction, presenting your thesis.

3.2. MAIN PART

These are the main arguments in the body of the essay. Here, the arguments supporting
your thesis are presented.
Each argument must be stated at the beginning of the paragraph.
Each paragraph must be introduced by the last sentence of the previous
paragraph.
There must never be more than one thought per sentence, and one idea
per paragraph.
The arguments must be set out in logical order.
Each argument must be illustrated with typical examples. However, do
not give more tan two or three, you are not showing off how much you know. If you
want to impress the reader, this is best done by choosing examples that are less well-
known or examples that are not in the books, etc. but from your personal experience.

3.3. CONCLUSION
It should be short and confirm, from the evidence in the main part, the thesis you set out
to prove in the introduction.
 4. CHARACTERISTICS. Argumentative essays written for different purposes.

The purpose affects how we write these essays, although the structure is not affected by
the purpose.

4.1. THE ESSAY IS SET IN AN EXAMINATION

In that case we are presenting our point of view to readers
(examiners) who are familiar with the subject.
4.2. THE ESSAY IS A THESIS OR A SCHOOL PROJECT
It may have been set by somebody else. We have had time to study
the subject and do some research.
We can still assume some knowledge in the reader, but we should
not assume too much. The facts will be fresher in our mind than in his / hers.
The less we think our reader knows, the more we must set out our facts
in detail and give our sources.
4.3. THE ESSAY IS ADDRESSED TO A LAY AUDIENCE
e.g. an article for a newspaper. We assume no knowledge. We explain
all the terms and never make more than three points. Three points is all
an article can take.