What caused the issue and what prompted past and present interest and concern with it? Who is interested in this issue and why? What are the various views in the ongoing conversation associated with it?
An exploratory essay lays out and explains three of the major positions on a controversial issue – they explore an issue further than “pro” or “con” and can provide mutual understanding and common ground. This type of essay not only summarizes each view, though; it also includes an analysis of the overall rhetorical situation: What […]