Book: Writing Readable Research
Chapter: Discussion Sections
Blurb:
Th is chapter attempts to answer two questions:
1. What are the usual moves in a Discussion section and their rhetorical
functions?
2. What lexical and grammatical structures are common to these moves?
Topics Covered:
What Are the Moves and Their Rhetorical Functions; Variability of Moves; The Rhetorical Dimension of the Key Moves; Sequencing Arguments; Lexical/Grammatical Structures;
Other Lexical/Grammatical Signals; Stating Conclusions