Hortatory Exposition

Definition :

Hortatory exposition is a text which represent the attempt of the writer to have the addressee do something or act in certain way. Hortatory exposition is a type of spoken or written text that is intended to explain the listeners or readers that something should or should not happen or be done.

Sosial function :

To persuade the reader or listener that something should or should not be the case.

Generic structure :

·         Thesis : announcement of issue concern.

·         Argument : reasons for concern leading to recommendation.

·          Recommendation : statement of what ought or ought not happen.

Language feature :

o    Focusing on the writer

o    Emotive words such as : worried

o    Using abstractnoun; policy, advantage, etc

o    Using action verb

o    Using thinking verb

o    Using modal adverb; certainly, surely, etc.

o   Using temporal connective; firstly, secondly, trustworthy, etc.

o    Using passive voice

o    Using simple present tense

o    subjective using pronouns : I and we

Example

                                                                corruption

Thesis

        Do you know what the meaning of corruption is? What is the relation between money and corruption? Well, corruption is common everywhere in the world, even in the United States. It’s just a matter of intensity. However, it is quite shocking when one reliable survey claims Jakarta as the most corrupt place in Indonesia.

        Argument 1 

        The survey has made me sad, actually, because I stay and earn a living here in the capital. As most people know, Tanjung Priok port smuggling is not a new thing at all. Entrepreneurs who want to minimize their tax payments tend to do such a thing more often. They even bribe the officials.

Argument 2  

        Well, I think the measures taken so far to overcome the problem by punishing the corruptors is still not far enough. We have to prevent the younger generations from getting a bad mentality caused by corruption.

Recommendation 

        I believe we should start at the earliest stages in school and I think everyone should be involved in the effort to eradicate corruption. We must not make any distinction.

Fuel Price Must Be Dropped

Thesis :

          Government should cancel the rise of fuel price done in beginning of October 2005. Most of Indonesian people badly beg it for some basic reasons.

Argument 1:

           First, for Industry. The rise of fuel price will increase their production cost because they must pay more for fuel and electricity used in the process of production. Consequently, it will rise the selling price for the product. If the product price is increased, it will be hard for the product to compete with the goods from other countries. The export will decrease rapidly and government will lose the income from exporting goods. 

Argument 2 :

            Second, for workers. The rise of fuel price will force the company where they work to limit the budget to low the number of workers. It means hundreds even thousands of workers will lose their jobs. The jobless people will increase instability of nations because they will do whatever they can do to get some money, even by doing crime. What a dreadful nightmare!

Argument 3:

             Thirdly, for ordinary people. They must manage their finance to survive because the rise of fuel price will increase the price of their basic need's price. They have to find   alternative ways to survive, reducing the meals, postponing the buying of unnecessary things or event for the from school. This is the worst.

Recommendation :

           Based on the facts above, considering the negative impact of the rise of fuel price above, government must cancel the rise and try to find other ways to cover the lack of the national budget by not cutting the subsidy of fuel.