Is Smoking Good for Us? (Analytical Exposition)

Before we are going to smoke, it is better to look at the fact. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as direct result of smoking. This is seven times as many as die in road accidents. Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.Ninety percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more likely to die of lung cancer than a non smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes a day, the risk is nineteen greater. Ninety five percent of people who suffer of bronchitis are people who are smoking. Smokers are two and half times more likely to die of heart disease than non smokers.Additionally, children of smoker are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in smoky room, non smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had smoked fifteen cigarettes.Smoking is really good for tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking however is not good for every body else.

Notes on the generic structure of analytical exposition text above.
As we know that both analytical exposition and hortatory exposition are classified as an argumentative essay. Both present arguments to support the thesis stated in the orientation. This thesis places the writer’s position on the essay. From the generic structure, what makes major difference is that analytical exposition ends with paragraph to strengthen the thesis while hortatory makes a recommendation for readers.

1) Thesis: This pre-conclusive paragraph states the writer’s point of view about the topic discussed. Writer shows himself in clear position of the discussed topic. Paragraph 1 is the thesis of it. It states the fact of the very fatal impact of the smoking habit. Clearly, the writer wants to say that smoking is not a good habit.

2) Arguments: Presenting arguments in analytical exposition text is as important as giving conflict plot in narrative text. The series of argument will strengthen the thesis stated before. In this example of analytical exposition text, paragraph 2 and 3 are the detailed arguments presented in a reporting fact to support that smoking is not good even for smokers themselves. Furthermore, people who do not smoke but they are in a smoking area have the bad effect from a smoking habit as well.

3) Reiteration: The last paragraph actually restates the thesis. It is like a conclusive paragraph from the previous arguments. The last paragraph of the analytical exposition text above points again that smoking is not good for smokers and people around them. However, smoking is very beneficial to a Cigarette Companies.

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