cRitiCal LitErAcy

In Reading 5.3, I learned about the types of EXPOSITION: ‘Persuading that’ and ‘Persuading to’. The focal element of an Exposition is its Thesis. One of the most effective ways of distinguishing different types of Exposition is to take the Thesis, and look more closely at what is being argued for.

Glossary:
Exposition - a fully developed explanation which includes an argument to support
it.
- to explain or describing about theory, plan, etc..

Thesis – the main point of argument (finding)
- a sentence that contains the controlling idea, expression or an opinion about the topic.

Analytical exposition – using scientific analysis in order to explain.
- to persuade people that some judgment is correct or to explain why thing should change.

Hortatory exposition – to persuade the readers to do what the thesis
recommends.

Objective – something to achieve (aim/goal)
- reason to support the argument.

Subjective – personal thought and emotions.
- also relate with opinion and interpretation.





Metaphor – express an idea by comparing one thing with another without using
‘like’ or ‘as’.
- to show similarities.



In reading 5.4, I studied about METAPHOR. Metaphor is typically viewed as characteristic of language, a matter of words rather that thought or action. Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action.

Metaphor in discourse – illustrate an object in a rather different way.

The container metaphor – an ontological metaphor is representing as:
· having an inside & outside
· capable of holding something else.

Metaphor in ‘nukespeak’ – the kind of name apply such weapons. - just an example on how metaphor process happen.