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Why is it important to analyze the "moves" writers make?
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Denny
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Oct 15, 2012 04:16PM
For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself.
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Rory wrote: "We analyze texts to better understand and connect with what the author is trying to express in his writing. We use rhetorical moves in our writing to express the way we feel and make the subject an..."Agreed, it's hard to understand someone who speaks vaguely. Like me
Ben wrote: "Otherwise we wouldn't know a lot of unnecessary things nobody cares about."Blunt, I like that
James wrote: "It is important to analyze other authors writing to help improve our own. By understanding their own rhetoric "moves", we can add more to our deck of cards and use them later on. Understanding wha..."What he said ^
It's really important to recognize rhetorical moves in order for us to know exactly what the writer is trying to do or get across to the reader. If you can see what they are doing, then you can recognize their bias and therefore their credibility. Analyzing good and bad rhetorical moves can also help to improve the writing skills of the reader. A writer's craft is extremely important in making the writing successful!
It is important to analysis the readers moves because it helps us feel a strong connection to the work and creates a deeper understanding of what the writer wants to portray. We however use rhetorical moves in our own writing to also create a deeper meaning and a strong foundation for our characters. We also use it to organize and make sense of our logos and help strengthen our writing by making us think harder about how and what we're going to say and what words we're going to use to say them.
Jessica wrote: "We use rhetorical moves to help make our writing better!"I totally agree! I didn't realize it until we were analyzing yet another peace of writing, and I realized that I was getting really familiar with them all the rhetorical moves.
Lisa wrote: "We analyze texts for their rhetorical moves to find a deeper meaning of the texts. By understanding the writer's ethos we can determine their credibility. We can also use moves, such as transitions..."I agree and I love how you used ethos in here.
Selina wrote: "Analyzing the rhetoric the writer uses is important in order to help expand our writing process and help us be able to critisize writing easier. By understanding the problems another writer makes w..."I agree
Alyssa wrote: "It's important to analyze texts because by looking at other's writing, we better ourselves as writers in learning different devices and techniques to include in our own papers. As we analyze texts,..."At first, I didn't really look for "bad" moves but I agree. Getting familiar with the rhetorical devices is important to better our own use of them.
Edgar wrote: "It is important to analysis the readers moves because as readers we want feel emotion and intrigue.We can also learn the way that author conveys ideas. The moves the author make are a way of trying..."I agree and I like how you worded the last sentence lol
Jess wrote: "I think we analyze rhetorical moves writers make because it can completely alter how you read the text. Analyzing these things highlight aspects of the reading you never saw before, like the author..."I didn't really think about that, but you're right. When I read through an essay the first time, just to read, I didn't catch to much. However, when I was looking for rhetorical moves, I saw so much more.
Edgar wrote: "It is important to analysis the readers moves because as readers we want feel emotion and intrigue.We can also learn the way that author conveys ideas. The moves the author make are a way of trying..."Agreed. :) Analyzing another's text helps us better ourselves as writers.
Lisa wrote: "We analyze texts for their rhetorical moves to find a deeper meaning of the texts. By understanding the writer's ethos we can determine their credibility. We can also use moves, such as transitions..."Like your own use of rhetoric devices. It builds up your own credibility.
Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."Agreed. Getting more practice reading other texts, I believe that it helps us be stronger in our own creations.
It is important to analyze texts for their rhetorical moves because they are what keeps the text as one. Without those rhetorical devices, we'd all be reading monotone sheets of paper. By analyzing these moves, we are able to understand the text and find its deeper meaning. Identifying the author's purpose of writing and use of connotation can help us as writers because we feed off of effective writings.Man I wrote a lot.
Claire wrote: "I think it's important to analyze writers' moves so we can understand the author better, and in return understand their writing better. For example if we look at why an author organized a story a c..."I agree; by looking at the writing of someone else, we learn by example. :)
Lisa wrote: "We analyze texts for their rhetorical moves to find a deeper meaning of the texts. By understanding the writer's ethos we can determine their credibility. We can also use moves, such as transitions..."I like how you included rhetorical devices such as ethos, transitions, and tone. You helped me identify their meaning within the context. :)
Rory wrote: "We analyze texts to better understand and connect with what the author is trying to express in his writing. We use rhetorical moves in our writing to express the way we feel and make the subject an..."I completely agree. What you said was short, sweet, and to the point.
Dzanna wrote: "It is important to analyze texts for their rhetorical moves because they are what keeps the text as one. Without those rhetorical devices, we'd all be reading monotone sheets of paper. By analyzing..."Glad I could help.:D I like how you personified paper by referring to it as monotone.
Claire wrote: "I think it's important to analyze writers' moves so we can understand the author better, and in return understand their writing better. For example if we look at why an author organized a story a c..."I like your example about figuring out the author's purpose through their organization.
Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."I like how you're very direct, but it would be nice to explain things out. It would also make you a better speaker.:]
The reason we analyze the moves a writer makes is to fully understand the context of the literature. Not only does it increase our comprehension the text we read more thoroughly, it also helps us develop our knowledge of the English language and allows us to apply new ideas to our writing.
Ben wrote: "Otherwise we wouldn't know a lot of unnecessary things nobody cares about."Ben, this is not the right attitude you need to take.
Vauwn wrote: "It's important to analyze texts so we can get an idea of the author's message and learn ethos, pathos, and logos throughout the text. Rheotorical devices help us learn the author's opinion, and fig..."Great job of connecting what we are learning to the conversation.
Jess wrote: "I think we analyze rhetorical moves writers make because it can completely alter how you read the text. Analyzing these things highlight aspects of the reading you never saw before, like the author..."You're right, seeing these new things in text changes my viewpoint.
We analyze texts for rhetorical moves to gain a greater understanding of what we're reading. It helps us learn new techniques to use in our own writing and helps us determine if the writing is credible.
Georgetta wrote: "It is important so that we can utilize them in our own writing and also understand their writing better."I agree Georgie! We can take certain rhetorical devices and use them in our own writing to better our writing.
Claire wrote: "I think it's important to analyze writers' moves so we can understand the author better, and in return understand their writing better. For example if we look at why an author organized a story a c..."It is good to gain a greater understanding of what the writer wanted the reader to feel while reading his/her writing.
Meghan wrote: "It's important to analyze the moves writers make so we can improve our own writing and make it our own."Reading other people's writing helps me improve mine.
If one can analyze the text successfully, then they'll be able to grasp a deeper understanding of the story itself.
Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."Indeed Mate.
Alyssa wrote: "It's important to analyze texts because by looking at other's writing, we better ourselves as writers in learning different devices and techniques to include in our own papers. As we analyze texts,..."I like that point, it's one I can relate to.
Ben wrote: "Otherwise we wouldn't know a lot of unnecessary things nobody cares about."Good point considering I failed to notice anyone mention the same thing.
By analyzing the rhetorical moves of an author, you are able to see the thought process that that specific author had. By diving into this thought process, an understanding of the emotion and intelligence of the author can be inferred and can be further developed throughout the works of the author. Also, by using rhetorical moves ourselves, the development of our essays become easier and it become a more logical process, rather than a "wishy-washy" slack-fest.
Lisa wrote: "We analyze texts for their rhetorical moves to find a deeper meaning of the texts. By understanding the writer's ethos we can determine their credibility. We can also use moves, such as transitions..."I completely agree! I especially enjoy the fact that you talked about falling asleep during a boring book, because I have done that countless times.
Its one of the ways to show people our different thoughts.
Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."True, analyzing writers 'move' does help us to get better as a speaker.
I believe that we analyze texts to further understand the meaning of it. The author always has a deeper meaning to the reading, and finding it is made possible through rhetorical analysis.
Matthew wrote: "The reason we analyze the moves a writer makes is to fully understand the context of the literature. Not only does it increase our comprehension the text we read more thoroughly, it also helps us ..."Matt made a good point. Not only does this form of analysis help us to better understand the context, but it also prepares us to use our new skills in future writing.
Elsa wrote: "It is important to analyze the "moves" writers make in order to better understand the story in which you are reading. When reading something you always read to understand in a greater way, and know..."I agree with Elsa, there is always a new way to understand the text. Whether it is in a deeper meaning, or the words are just plain hard, using rhetorical analysis helps to further understand what the author is trying to say
Edgar wrote: "It is important to analysis the readers moves because as readers we want feel emotion and intrigue.We can also learn the way that author conveys ideas. The moves the author make are a way of trying..."I like Edgar's response because it relates to every writer alive. Every writer must use rhetorical steps to liven their papers. Reading other essays and using rhetorical analysis to understand them helps me as a writer to understand what i need to change in my writing.
I think we analyze rhetorical moves for an insight into the writers tone, and purpose. I also think we do this to create a better sense for whats going on in a story. We use rhetoric to deepen our ethos/logos/pathos, and to also share our ideas in a more creative way. Using rhetoric helps our society to realize the thought, compassion, and creativity that we have to offer in everyday life.
Emily wrote: "I think we analyze other peoples writing to better improve our own, and to get a deeper meaning on what the author is trying to say. We use the rhetorical devices ourselves to give more depth to a ..."Analyzing rhetorical devices really does broaden your view to creating a new paper
Anthony wrote: "By analyzing the rhetorical moves of an author, you are able to see the thought process that that specific author had. By diving into this thought process, an understanding of the emotion and intel..."I agree that the more we're able to understand rhetoric the easier it is to create a better paper.
Maddy wrote: "We analyze texts for rhetorical moves to gain a greater understanding of what we're reading. It helps us learn new techniques to use in our own writing and helps us determine if the writing is cred..."It's seem funny that by understanding the writer more we can tell whether or not he really is credible in his own writting. It seems funny, but it's totally true!
If we analyze the rhetorical moves the author uses, we can improve our own writing based on the effectiveness of the certain move displayed. For example, if the author uses an effective metaphor, we could see how the author used it so we could apply it within our own work.
Sam wrote: "Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."Indeed Mate."
I agree completely! It's almost like a model for us to use.
Denny wrote: "For me its to better understand the speaker as well as become a better speaker myself."What moves does a good speaker use?
Anthony wrote: "By analyzing the rhetorical moves of an author, you are able to see the thought process that that specific author had. By diving into this thought process, an understanding of the emotion and intel..."I totally agree that essays should be logical! haha
