Ken Liu

I've been writing long enough to know that fiction, as a rhetorical mode, works very differently from expository writing. If an author has a specific critique about contemporary society in mind, fiction tends not to be the best means to deliver that critique.

American Writer

Derek Bok

Teaching methods are often inadequate for the goals faculties are trying to achieve. Important courses such as expository writing and foreign languages are frequently taught by untrained graduate students and underpaid adjunct teachers.

American Lawyer

Richard Russo

What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation.

American Novelist

Expository lectures aim to clarify complex topics, making them understandable.

Lecture Clarity

Expository writing or speaking is detailed and thorough, leaving no doubt.

Detailed Explanation

Expository texts are commonly used in classrooms to convey information systematically.

Classroom Application

Expository pieces should focus on facts and explanations rather than personal views.

Avoid Personal Opinions

Use 'expository' to describe detailed analysis or explanation of artistic works.

Analyzing Art

Expository writing in art often aims to interpret meaning, rather than just describe.