Published 2015
“…The results of the identification of the generic move structures of the three selected speeches of Mother Teresa showed that the predominant generic moves, and in particular, their constituent steps which are potentially persuasive in nature, included establishing commonalities with the audience, urging and inviting the audience to take proactive actions, appealing to religious authorities, narrating anecdotes from the Holy Book and the stories of her personal experiences, stating the humanitarian activities of the
Missionaries of Charity in a positive light, encouraging collaboration, presenting social problems, stating her general and religious beliefs,and providing statistics. …”
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