Exposition & Argumentation:
2 broad types of essay
Expository
The function of "expository"
essays is to describe, analyse or explain something.
You are expected to demonstrate understanding of a topic, or at least that you have
covered it adequately. You may find it useful to use illustrations or
examples to answer a question. However, it is unusual in the Social Sciences to
be asked questions which only ask
you to write in an expository manner.
To Critique an Expository Essay
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See Essay-writing "styles"
for a breakdown of this type
Argumentative
Argumentative types of
assignment are more intellectually and linguistically challenging than the expository type
- and much more common in the Social Sciences.
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