An essay is a 1 genre where one can express his 2 It comes from the French word 'essais' which means to try or attempt and implies some modesty on the part of the author. The term was used by a French author, Michel de Montaigne, in 1952 as title of his collection of papers containing a 3 on people and affairs. Essays can be classified according to the style it is written, thus, the formal and informal. The purpose of a formal essay is 4 the reader in a logical and conventional way. The informal essay 5 and plays more on figurative language in an intimate manner. Another way of classifying the essay is according to its 6 like in an argumentative essay. Argumentative essays seek to state a 7 on an issue and give several 2 reasons, supported by 8 for agreeing with that position. The use of informative, 9 and argumentative writing techniques you have learned in the previous lesson is a tool you can use in composing an argumentative essay. It is sometimes called persuasive writing because it aims to convince the reader about a certain stand on a 10 issue.​