HORTATORY EXPOSITION

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	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.	Present Tense Link Arguments
Argument         Argument 1    Argument 2	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.	Emotive words
	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.	Modal and Adverbs
Recommenda tion	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.	The Use of Pronouns

1. Where is the most corrupt place in Indonesia?
2. 'Jakarta as the most corrupt place in Indonesia.' Does this statement belong to many people's
     or to one's person idea? How do you know that?
3. What is the writer's aadvice to overcome corruption in Indonesia?
4. What is the purpose of the writer in this text?
5. Do you think that everybody will agree with his opinion? Why?
6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
7. What kind of genre does this text belong to?
8. What tense is mostly used in the text?

HORTATORY EXPOSITION

Purpose: to persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case or be done

Generic Structure:
1. Thesis
2. Arguments
3. Recommendation

Dominant Language features:
1. Using Simple Present Tense
2. Using modals
3. Using action verbs
4. Using thinking verbs
5. Using adverbs
6. Using adjective
7. Using technical terms
8. Using general and abstract noun
9. Using connectives/transition

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