Hortatory Exposition adalah sebuah text yang menampilkan sebuah permasalahan (thesis) yang ditinjau dari berbagai argumen (arguments) yang diakhiri oleh sebuah saran/rekomendasi (recommendation)

Hortatory itu sendiri dalam Bahasa Indonesia berarti mendorong, membujuk, atau menasehati (strongly encourage/persuade). Untuk pemahaman lebih lanjut, Exposition = mengekspos/mengetengahkan suatu permasalahan.

Bisa disimpulkan bahwa Hortatory Exposition berarti text yang mengetengahkan suatu permasalahan dengan tujuan mengajak, membujuk, menasehati pembaca agar mengambil tindakan terhadap kasus yang diketengahkan.

Communicative Purpose:

Untuk mempengaruhi pembaca agar mengambil tindakan atau menghindai kasus (to persuade...)

Generic Structure:

•         Thesis: mengetengahkan topik/permasalahan
•         Arguments: argumen/alasan yang mendasari permasalahan
•         Recommendation: Penyataan/simpulan tentang apa yang seharusnya dilakukan atau dihindari (should/should not be done on the case)

Example:

Bringing Handphone to School

                Handphone is a communication tool which has many functions and facilities. It can function as telephone and short message service (SMS) sender. Moreover, modern handphone also can be used for searching information in internet, sendering and saving data. So that, students should be allowed to bring handphone to school because of some good reasons.

                Firstly, handphone can make our comunication easier with parents, teacher, and friends. For example, if suddenly we have important plan, we can contact parents to pick up on time.

                Secondly, handphone can make for searching information in internet easily. Handphone is more simple to bring than laptop or notebook.

                Thirdly, Handphone is also useful to save data, record agenda or all events which need to remember.

                Based on the above discussion, bring handphone to school should be allowed for students, because many function of it.