Melojie R. Lauron, Yva Joy B. Dy
This study aimed to analyze the discourse organization of politics-centered news editorials published from 2021 to 2022 by Rappler. Specifically, the paper examined the rhetorical moves and steps that characterize the discourse structures of thirty (30) online news editorials that tackle political issues relevant to the 2022 Philippine elections. Findings revealed that these online news editorials generally followed the two-move pattern in constructing the orientation, exposition, and summation blocks. Regarding the steps employed in the move structures, news editorials demonstrated organizational tendencies reflective of Ho’s (2004) Model of General Paper Essay with minor variations in terms of sequencing the steps. Based on these findings, the order of the rhetorical moves and steps varied from one editorial to another as these structural segments were employed. The observation of these rhetorical moves scrutinized how the writers presented their arguments logically to make their claims sound, credible, and agreeable to the target readers. © 2022 PACLIC 36 (2022) Organizing Committee and PACLIC Steering Committee All rights reserved.
University of San Carlos Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines
