What is a Hortatory Exposition Text ?

Generic Structure of Hortatory Exposition

1. Thesis : Statement or announcement of issue concern

2. Arguments : Reasons for concern that will lead to recommendation

3. Recommendation : Statement of what should or should not happen or be done based on the given arguments.

Language Features:
The use of emotive words (e.g. worried, alarmed etc)

The use of words that qualify statements (e.g. usual, probably etc)

The use of words that link arguments (e.g. firstly, However, therefore etc)

The use of compound and complex sentence

The use of modals and adverbs (e.g. may, must, should, etc)

The use of subjective opinions using pronouns I and we

Generic Features of Hortatory Exposition

• A Hortatory exposition focuses on generic human and non human participants, except for speaker or writer referring to self.

• It uses mental processes. It is used to state what the writer or speaker thinks or feels about something. For example: realize, feel etc.

• It often needs material processes. It is used to state what happens, e.g. ..has polluted, etc.

• It usually uses Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect Tense.

• Enumeration is sometimes necessary to show the list of given arguments: Firstly, secondly, Finally, etc.