Question

How are a persuasive essay and an expository essay different?

Answer 1

xpository writing is writing that is used to inform. You can take the word "expose" from "expository," so in essence you are exposing something about your topic. In these types of essays, you are telling your reader about something. It can be information about a subject such as a person or product. It can be a description of something, such as a vacation. It can be a review of a book or a movie. Anything that gives the reader information about a topic is considered expository writing.

With persuasive writing, the author is trying to convince the reader to believe something. You may be asked to write an essay convincing your school to allow off-campus lunches. This would be considered persuasive writing. With this kind of writing, you choose an argument, and then convince your readers using details and examples. A key element in this type of writing is to bring in different forms of rhetoric. These are ethos, pathos and logos.