Teks discussion umumnya memiliki struktur :
- Issue, topik yang menjadi perhatian
- Argument, terdiri dari pro dan kontra. *pendapat pertama diikuti elaborasi (uraian), * pendapat yang berseberangan dengan yang pertama diikuti elaborasi
- Conclussion atau recommendation, simpulan dan saran
Teks discussion sering menggunakan unsur kebahasaan tertentu, antara lain :
- General noun, misalnya pollution, car, dsb
- Abstract noun, misalnya a policy, government, dsb
- Bahasa evaluatif, misalnya necessary, important, significant, valuable
- Contrastive conjunction, misalnya on the other hand, however, but, yet, while, meanwhile, nevertheless, dan similarly
- Adverbials of manner, misalnya hopefully, deliberately, dll
- Thinking verb, misalnya I believe, I think
Example of Discussion Text
TECHNOLOGY
Technology brings problems as well as benefit to humankind. Since Henry Ford began mass-producing them in 1908, automobiles have provided us witih a cheap and convenient means of transportation. However, they also brought us traffic jams and air pollution. A technological development that is changing our lives as much as the automobiles have brought unexpected problems, so have personal computers. (issue)
To begin with communication by computer has caused some problems. Although we can easily send a message to hundreds of people in an instant, we can also receive hundred of message, both wanted and unwanted, in just a few minutes. It took several hours to read all of them. The lack of censorship in cyberspace is another problems that no one has solved yet. Our expanded ability to communicate means that anyone with a computer can commincate anything to anyone on any subject at any time. Therefore, a computer-literate child can receive pornograpic photos and listen to chat-room conversation about sex. (Argument)
In addition to problems in communication, computers has also caused problems in business. They have created excellent opportunities for computerized crime. Computer criminals use their skills to obtain secret business information and to steal money. Moreover, the use of computers has depersonalised business. People are no longer customers : they are account numbers. Face-to-face business transactions are no longer necessary, you can buy almost anything you need by computer, phone or fax. Also, as telecommunicating becomes more common, workers in the same company interact with each other less and less. Someday it may be possible to have a company of people who have never met face-to-face. (Argument)
It is clear that personal computers have made our lives easier, but they have done so at a cost. As with every new invention, there have unforeseen consequences. It is up to us to find the solutions to the problems as well as to enjoy the conveniences of the new tool. (Conclussion)
GENE SPLICING
Genetic research has produced both exciting and frightening possibilities. Scientists are now able to create new forms of life in the laboratory due to the development of gene splicing. (issue)
On the one hand, the ability to create life in the laboratory could greatly benefit mankind. For example, because it is very expensive to obtain insulin from natural sources, scientists have developed a method to manufacture it inexpensively in the another beneficial application of gene splicing is in agriculture. (Argument)
Scientists foresee the day when new plants will be developed using nitrogen from the air instead of from fertilizer. Therefore food production could be increased. In addition, entirely new plants could be developed to feed the world’s hungry people. Not every one is excited about gene splicing, however. Some people feel that it could have terrible consequences. A laboratory accident, for example, might cause and epidemic of an unknown disease that could wipe out humanity. (Argument)
As a result of this controversy, the government has made rules to control genetic experiments. While some members of the scientific community feel that these rules. (Conclussion)
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