ANALYTICAL

EXPOSITION
There are two kinds of
exposition,
1. Analytical exposition
(argumentative)
2. Hortatory exposition
(persuasion).
 An analytical exposition is a type of
spoken or written text that is intended to
persuade the listeners or readers that
something is the case. It is also a text that
elaborates the writers idea about the
phenomenon surrounding.
(Eksposisi analitis adalah jenis teks lisan atau tertulis
yang dimaksudkan untuk meyakinkan pendengar atau
pembaca bahwa ada sesuatu yang terjadi. Ini juga
merupakan teks yang mengelaborasi gagasan penulis
tentang fenomena di sekitarnya.)
To make the persuasion stronger, the
speaker or writer gives some arguments
as the fundamental reasons why
something is the case.
Untuk memperkuat persuasi, pembicara
atau penulis memberikan beberapa
argumen sebagai alasan yang menjadi
dasar mengapa sesuatu terjadi.
Its social function is to
persuade the readers that
the idea/writer’s position is
important matter.
Fungsi sosialnya adalah untuk
meyakinkan pembaca bahwa
ide penulis itu penting.
Generic structure of analytical exposition :
1. Thesis introducing the topic and indicating
the writer’s position. (memperkenalkan topik dan
menunjukkan ide/pendapat penulis.)
In the thesis, the writer must tell the reader about the
main topic he is writing about. You can always find a
thesis in the first paragraph. In this section, readers can
also see why the author gives an opinion on the subject
matter. (Pada thesis ini, penulis harus memberitahu pembaca
tentang topik utama yang ditulisnya. Thesis selalu bisa kamu
temukan di paragraf pertama. Di bagian ini, pembaca juga bisa
melihat mengapa penulis memberikan pendapat terhadap hal
yang menjadi topiknya.)
2. Argument
explaining reasons to support the writer’s position.
(menjelaskan alasan untuk mendukung ide penulis.)
You can find the arguments in the next paragraphs. The
author will write an opinion to support the main topics
that have been previously presented. Usually it has
more than two arguments. The more arguments that
are presented, the more readers will believe that the
topics discussed are topics that are important or need
attention. ( kamu bisa menemukan arguments di paragraf selanjutnya.
Penulis akan menuliskan pendapat untuk mendukung topik utama yang telah
disampaikan sebelumnya. Biasanya dia terdapat lebih dari dua argumen.
Semakin banyak argumen yang ditampilkan, pembaca akan semakin percaya
bahwa topik yang dibahas adalah topik yang penting atau membutuhkan
perhatian.)
3. Reiteration/conclusion
restating the writer’s position
(menyatakan kembali pendapat penulis)
This section is always located at the end of the
text and is the closing paragraph of the writing.
Repetition contains reaffirmation of the author's
way and opinion on the main topic.
(Bagian ini selalu terletak di akhir teks dan
menjadi paragraf penutup tulisan. Pengulangan
berisi penegasan kembali cara dan pendapat
penulis terhadap topik utama.)
Sentence connectors to link arguments

One important effect....

Secondly.....
In addition......
Thirdly.....
Furthermore......
Finally.......
Firstly......
 Phrase for making conclusion

One thing is clear,.....

From the facts above, I personally believe....
From the reasons listed above, I conclude
that....
Therefore.......
My conclusion is that......
It can be concluded that......
Internal conjunctions can be divided into
four categories, namely
1. addition (addition). For example besides,
in addition, further.
2. Comparisons (comparison), such as but,
vice versa, meanwhile, on the other
hand.
3. Time, for example the words second,
then, then, next.
4. Cause-effect (effect). Examples of words
include consequence, as a result, so, the
result.
 Language feature of
Analytical Exposition
You should know about language features in writing
analytical exposure text. The language rules are as
follows:
1. Writing analytical exposition text using the simple
present tense.
2. Using words that express the author's thoughts or
feelings, for example: experience, feel, know,
realize, sense, think, etc.
3. Using the internal conjunction, which is a
conjunction that connects the argument
between two clauses.

4. Using causal conjunctions (reason-why) or

cause-and-effect.
For example, the words as a result, because,
by, consequently, despite, due to, for that
reason, etc.
 Example of analytical exposition

THE READING HABIT INDONESIAN

The reading habit among Indonesian

students still low. There are some causes why it
happens.
thesis
 Firstly, books are relatively expensive in
Indonesia publishers claim that the price raw
materials and the production cost of books
are high and keeping increasing. Therefore,
books are sold expensively, and
consequently, most stydents cannot affort
them.
argument
 Secondly, if we browse the book shelves
at the bookstore, it is not easy to find real high
quality books. Some books with good topics
may have plain and boring designs, while there
are also books which look good but the
contents are almost not worth-reading.

argument
 Thirdly, and quite unfortunately, nowdays there
are many kinds of activities other than reading, and
young people prefer doing them. These include
watching youth soap operas on the TV, listening to
the music and songs with meaningless lyrics or just
hanging out at shopping malls. Such activities clearly
do not offer as much learning as the book reading
habit does. And, clearly they forget saying “a book is
the window to the world”.
argument
 In conclusion, if we want to increase reading
habit among Indonesia students we can begin
by lowering the price of books, increasing the
quality of the books and motivating students
that reading is more beneficial than any other
activities.

reiteration/conclusion
Thank you for seeing this
article. I do hope you
understand the contents
of this paper. Try and
write your analytical
exposition and
presenting it to your
class