Social function: To persuade the
readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case.
Generic structure:
Generic structure:
- Thesis ( stating an issue of concern)
- Arguments ( giving reasons for concern, leading recommendation)
- Recommendation (stating what ought or ought not to happen)
Language features:
- Emotive words: alarmed, worried
- Words that qualify statements: usual probably
- Words that link arguments: firstly, however, on the other hand, therefore
- Usually present tense
- Compound and complex sentences
- Modal auxiliary: can, may, should, must
