In a group discussion Maya says the narrator is unreliable because his account of the fire changes each time he tells it. Which response builds on her point?

Leo tells his group, "The article's strongest evidence is the 2019 survey; the rest is one person's story." Which response builds on what Leo said?

Nadia points out that the group's second source gives a different date for the flood than the first source does. Which reply builds on her observation?

Deshawn says the author's tone turns colder in the last paragraph. Which response extends his point rather than restating it?

Priya argues that the graph in the article supports the writer's claim about 2020. Which response builds on her reading of the graph?

Sam says the ad's testimonial works because the speaker looks like the target audience. Which response builds on Sam's point?

A group member says, "I'll grant that your source is more recent than mine, but it still leaves the missing years unexplained." What is this speaker doing?

Halfway through, Ana says, "So we agree the narrator is unreliable, and we disagree about whether the ending fixes that. Where do we go next?" What move is Ana making?

Jonah asks another member, "Where did the 80 percent come from? Is it in the article, or is it your estimate?" What is Jonah doing?

Ruth says, "Let me check I have you right: you're saying the ad persuades by fear, not by evidence." What is Ruth doing?

Owen says, "I don't think the survey settles the question, because only 40 people answered it." What does Owen's move do?

A group has traded the same two opinions about the article for ten minutes and nobody has quoted it. Which move most usefully moves the group on?

Nobody has spoken for two minutes, and three members admit they are not sure what the assigned question is asking. Which move best serves the group now?

One member has done almost all the talking, two others have not spoken, and 15 minutes remain. Which move best serves the group's task?

With ten minutes of planning left, a group has agreed on its argument but not on who is doing what for tomorrow's presentation. Which move best serves the group?

A group's question is who the story blames for the fire, but the last five minutes have been about Saturday's game. Which move most usefully returns the group to its task?

During a presentation a student faces the screen and reads her slides, with her back to the class. Which change would help her audience most?

A presenter uses "confounding variable" four times in front of a class that has never studied the term. Which revision would help her audience most?

A presenter puts up a table of 30 numbers for eight seconds while he states a claim about two of them. Which revision would help his audience most?

A presenter says "studies show that most teenagers sleep under seven hours" and moves straight to his next slide. Which revision would help his audience most?