HORTATORY TEXT

Hortatory Exposition Text is a kind of English text that belongs to the argumentative text . Hortatory
Exposition is a type of English text which represents the author’s attempt to influence the reader to do
something or act in a particular way. In Hortatory Exposition Text, the authors give some opinions about
certain things to reinforce the main idea of the text.

Unlike Analytical Exposition Text, Hortatory Exposition Text presents Recommendation in the end of
paragraph of Hortatory Exposition Text. In this Recommendation, the author tries to invite and persuade
the reader to do something. This is very different from the Analytical Exposition which puts Reiteration
or rewrites the main idea of a text as the closing of the text without invitation or recommendation.

Hortatory exposition is a text which represents the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do
something or act in certain way.

That is the simple definition of hortatory exposition text, if you are still difficult to understand this text.
Let’s look at the generic structure and language feature ..

Generic structure Hortatory Exposition

# Thesis
The writer point of view about the topic discussed.
# Arguments
Series of argument which strengthen the thesis stated before.
# Recommendation
The writer gives recommendation to the reader.

Purpose of Hortatory Exposition

Hortatory exposition is used to persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the
case or be done.

Language feature of Hortatory Exposition

1. Simple present tense

2. There are several arguments that begin with, firstly, secondly, thirdly ..
3. It contain recommendation that begins with :
– In my opinion, it’s better …
– I think … should ….
– I think … should be ……
– For these reasons …. Should …
Example of Hortatory Exposition

Why Students Should Eat Breakfast Everyday

THESIS : A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many
people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they don’t have time for that, and begin their day
with no meal. I believe that everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The purpose of
this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for students.

ARGUMENT 1 :The first reason why you should eat breakfast before going to school is for your health.
When you skip breakfast and go to school, you are looking for a disease because it’s not healthy to have
an empty stomach all day long. It’s very important to have a meal and not let your stomach work empty.
All you are going to get is gastritis and a lot of problems with your health if you don’t eat breakfast.

ARGUMENT 2 :Another reason for eating breakfast is because you need food for to do well in your
classes. You body and your brain are not going to function as good as they could because you have no
energy and no strength. When you try to learn something and have nothing in your stomach, you are
going to have a lot of trouble succeeding. A lot of people think that they should not eat because they are
going to feel tired, but that’s not true. Breakfast is not a very big meal, and on the contrary, you’re going
to feel tired if you don’t have breakfast because you have spent the entire previous night without food.

ARGUMENT 3: The last reason to have breakfast every day is because you can avoid diseases if you eat
some breakfast in the morning. If you don’t eat, you are going to get sick, and these diseases will have a
stronger effect on you because you’re going to get sick easier than people who have breakfast every day.

RECOMMENDATION : You have to realize that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and you
cannot skip it without consequences for your health, your school and your defense mechanism. It is better
to wake up earlier and have a good breakfast that run to school without eating anything. It is time for you
to do something for your health, and eating breakfast is the better way to start your day.

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION
Definition
Analytical exposition text is a text that elaborates the writer’s idea about the phenomenon surrounding.
Purpose:

 To persuade the reader or listener that there is something that, certainly, needs to get attention
 To analyze a topic and to persuade the reader that this opinion is correct and supported by
arguments
Examples: argumentative essay, exploratory essay
Generic Structure:
1. Thesis : Introduces the topic and shows speaker or writer’s position; Outlines of the arguments to
be presented.
2. Arguments : It consists about Point and Elaboration Point, states the main argument.
Elaboration: develops and supports each point of argument
3. Conclusion : Reiteration (restatement), restates speaker or writer’s position
Language Features:

 Focus on generic human and non human participants.

 Use mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker thinks or
feels about something, for example: realize, feel, etc.
 Need material processes. It is used to state what happens, for example: has polluted, etc.
 Use of simple present tense.
 Use of relational processes.
 Use of internal conjunction to state argument.
 Reasoning through casual conjunction or nominalization.

The example of Analytical Exposition:

Cars should be banned in the city

Cars should be banned in the city. As we all know, cars create pollution, and
Thesis cause a lot of road deaths and other accidents.

Firstly, cars, as we all know, contribute to most of the pollution in the

world.Cars emit a deadly gas that causes illnesses such as bronchitis, lung
cancer, and ‘triggers’ off asthma. Some of these illnesses are so bad that people
can die from them.Secondly, the city is very busy. Pedestrians wander
everywhere and cars commonly hit pedestrians in the city, which causes them to
die. Cars today are our roads biggest killers.
Thirdly, cars are very noisy. If you live in the city, you may find it hard to sleep
Arguments at night, or concentrate on your homework, and especially talk to someone.

Reiteration In conclusion, cars should be banned from the city for the reasons listed.