What is the purpose of the text?

Smoking has bec...

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What is the purpose of the text?

Smoking has become a big problem among students today. Although the price of cigarettes has increased, the number of students smoking has not decreased. There are many reasons why smoking is dangerous.

First, smoking is bad for our health. Many health problems are caused by smoking. Breathing problems like asthma and even lung cancer are some of them. Smokers also have yellow teeth and pale-looking skin. At times, their lips are black.

Next, smoking also causes social problems. Teenagers will save money to buy them. They would rather not eat but smoke. Smoking also pollutes the environment. The carbon inonoxide brings harms not only to people but also to the environment.

Students should be discouraged from smoking. the price of a pack of cigarettes should be raised. Teenagers caught smoking in school and public places should be severely punished. Parents should be held responsible for teenagers who smoke. Healty lines should be imposed on them.

A. to amuse the readers with the story about a pack of cigarettes in school
B. to persuade the readers to believe that smoking is very dangerous for students
C. to retell the students personal experience when they were smoking cigarettes
D. to explain about the impact of cigarettes advertisement for students.

W. Raka · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar adalah B. to persuade the readers to believe that smoking is very dangerous for students. (untuk membujuk para pembaca agar percaya bahwa merokok sangat berbahaya bagi siswa.)

Soal menanyakan tujuan dari teks.

Perhatikan struktur teks yang terdiri dari:
- Thesis (Paragraf 1)
Bagian ini merupakan pengenalan isu yang akan dibahas, yaitu "Smoking has become a big problem among students today." (Merokok sudah menjadi masalah besar bagi siswa saat ini.)

- Argument (Paragraf 2 dan 3)
Bagian ini merupakan alasan-alasan yang mendukung ide pokok di bagian thesis, yakni "First, smoking is bad for our health." (Pertama, merokok itu buruk untuk kesehatan.) dan "Next, smoking also causes social problems." (Kemudian, merokok juga menyebabkan masalah sosial.)

- Recommendation (Paragraf 4)
Bagian ini merupakan kesimpulan atas isu yang berisi ajakan, saran, atau rekomendasi. Perhatikan kalimat pertama "Students should be discouraged from smoking." (Siswa seharusnya dicegah dari merokok.)

Berdasarkan strukturnya, teks ini merupakan hortatory exposition text yang bertujuan untuk membujuk pembaca melalui rekomendasi di akhir teks.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah B. to persuade the readers to believe that smoking is very dangerous for students.

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