Reading 5.3-Types of exposition

The information that I found interesting is about the important of exposition in our culture. In this chapter, Martin focuses on a type of text him term ‘exposition’. The characteristic feature of these texts is that they attempt to justify something, to provide reasons to support some thesis. He also distinguishes between two types of exposition based on differences in the purposes they achieve. The two types he identifies are ‘analytical’ and ‘hortatory’ expositions. The former attempt to persuade the recipient that something is true, while the latter try to persuade the recipient to do something. The first type of exposition is ‘analytical exposition’ which are often associated with academic speaking and writing. The second type of exposition is ‘hortatory exposition’. Hortatory exposition, which includes texts such as political speeches, letters to the editor and office memos, designed to change employee behavior. Having identified the different type of exposition, Martin examines how the producers of expositions employ reasoning, personality and metaphor to achieve their ends. This examination involves a discussion of key differences between spoken and written language. In this chapter, Martin also identifies the defining characteristics and functions of various forms of exposition within our culture. In doing so, he alerts us to clues within the text that will enable us to discover a writer’s perspective, ideology and intention, and to evaluate the argument presented. There not much term that hardly to understand. I think with further reading will help a lot in understanding this topic.