Promotional rhetorical strategies in topic generalizations of increasing specificity

This study explores the rhetorical strategies employed in topic generalizations of increasing specificity introductions from leading peer-reviewed journals. Specifically, we identified substeps Move1-Step1, which show how writers promote significance research area. The qualitative approach enabled us to distinguish eight provisionally outlining common patterning discourse and analyze linguistic choices enhancing persuasiveness claims. Citation, attitude markers, boosters hedges have been found most effective devices for preserving balance between assertion concession. quantitative analysis texts defined frequency rate discerned including their total sum occurrences percentages per introduction. substep level has contributed scrutinizing subtle communicative functions textual structure.