The article deals with the problem of the analytical essays as one of the contemporary topical genres of our time. An analytical essay is a type of essay where the author makes a deep analysis of the topic under consideration using methods of proof and argumentation. Analyzing not only the language and style, also the logical structure, composition of such essays enables the reader to develop his style of thinking, to master the art of reasoned speech. The conceptual apparatus and the apparatus of argumentation increase the potential of using such essays for didactic purposes in the educational process. Teaches the reader such forms of thinking as concept, reasoning and inference and the laws of dialectical logic. Therefore, the use of analytical essays is especially important in the educational process, in the process of forming a thinking reader.