PB2B

In writing, a "move" is known as a specific decision the writer makes in order to achieve a certain purpose within their paper. It is often done in an effort to make the text clearer for the reader or to emphasize a certain idea or concept. The audience also affects which "moves" the writer decides to make use of because different "moves" are more effective with a different set of readers.

In "Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis" Laura Bolin Carroll uses the "Capturing Authorial Action" move when she states that "Lloyd Bitzer argues that there are three parts to understanding the context of a rhetorical moment." In doing so, Carroll is able to use evidence from another author in order to provide the readers with examples from other published authors, rather than just herself. This is effective because showing that others have the same claims as she does makes her argument stronger.

In "As a Result" the author makes use of the "Adding Metacommentary" move by stating "What makes such writers so hard to read, in other words, is that they never gesture back to..." By using this move, the author is able to repeat their point in another way, thus making it clearer to the reader. This is effective because it provides another way for the readers to understand what the author is saying, in case they did not understand the first time.

In "How to Read Like a Writer" Mike Bunn uses the "Making What 'They Say' Something You Say" move when he says "I came to realize that all writing consists of a series of choices." He is able to use his own life experience to explain a fact that others believe to be true. This in an effective move because it allows the reader to see the importance behind Bunn's point and allows them to feel like they can relate to what he is saying.

In "Teaching Two Kinds of Thinking by Teaching Writing" Peter Elbow makes use of the "Introducing 'Standard Views'" move when he states that "because the history of our culture is often experienced as..." By providing this claim, he is able to help the audience understand why first-order thinking has been universally thought of as inferior to second-order thinking. This is effective because this explains why most of the readers have probably been told to avoid first-order thinking, which makes his point more personal to them.

In "Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking)" Janet Boyd uses the "Introducing Quotations" move when stating that "Ilya Imyanitov starts his report with: "My partner and I..." With this move, Boyd effectively makes it evident to the readers that she is about to quote from a report by Imyanitov. By doing so, the audience has a clear understanding of what was said by the author and what has been taken from other sources of writing.

In "Responding--Really Responding--to Other Students' Writing" Richard Straub makes use of "The Questionnaire" move. This consists of titling every section of the article as a question that the readers can ask of themselves when thinking about their own responses to others' writing. Straub does this in order to make the topic of each individual section clear to the reader and to make his points more relatable. I think this was very effective because he is able to answer his own questions within the section, thus ensuring that he stays on track and covers everything the readers may need to know.

In "Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis" Laura Bolin Carroll uses the "Basic Bullet" move. She makes use of this in order to write clear lists of questions or examples that are obviously separated from the rest of the article. This allows the reader to understand these concepts more clearly and to notice the importance of them since they were set apart from the rest. I think this choice was effective because it made it easier to read the article and to comprehend what she was saying based on these examples she provided.

In "So What? Who Cares?" the author makes use of the "Repeating Reminder" move. In this move, the author constantly reminds the reader of the two main questions they need to be thinking of throughout their own writing. Thus, the author repeats the "So what?" and "Who cares?" questions many times within the article, effectively making the reader aware of the importance of these two questions.

In "Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking)" Janet Boyd uses the "Student Support" move. Boyd adds specific examples of her own students' writing to support what she is discussing in her article. She is describing a project that she does with her classes and makes use of some of her students' responses as evidence for how the assignment is helpful in understanding different genres and their conventions. I think this is an effective move because it helps the reader understand better what her point is by bringing in examples that were written by people just like them.

In "Navigating Genres" Kerry Dirk makes use of the "Common Knowledge Case" move. By stating characteristics and examples that most people are already familiar with, the author is able to get her point across in an easier and more effective manner. The reader can better understand genres and their conventions when provided with current examples they know well, rather than being told about it through a more academic case that is not very relatable to the common person.