Exposition is basically a type if essay where the author set forth facts or ideas. It should expound detailed explanation. The aim of this type of essay is to convince people to support a specific idea or opinion. It is also to inform people about certain facts or new knowledge or to explain certain processes. The style of the essay is more like talking to the reader rather than a piece of normal writing. Hence, an expository writing is very powerful if it is written well and can have effects in our society. The structure of an expository essay should have an introduction which states what the author stance is and the idea should not be too broad or too specific so that the it can be developed effectively. There are a few type of methods of development of the essay:
1)Compare and Contrast-This is to juxtaposition a few ideas so show the reader which one is
better.
2)Cause and Effect-This is to show the consequences of certain ideas to show that whether it is
good or bad.
3)Classification-This is to classify all your ideas accordingly and in chronological order so that it makes sense and engages the reader.
Every paragraph in the expository essay which constitutes one argument should be supported by examples and evidence and in the end link back to the main idea which is the author's stance. Therefore, expository writing is actually a piece of argument. The author's point of view can be wrong but he argues well, it will be a good expository essay.
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