<![CDATA[Abstracts serve as a critical persuasive tool that influences both the peer review process and readers’ perceptions of research quality. While rhetorical moves have been extensively studied across disciplines, limited attention has been given to how rhetorical structures of abstracts are realized and constructed in Scopus-indexed risk management research article associated with a co-authorship network of an established researcher. Thus, this research seeks to identify dominant rhetorical patterns that reflect shared rhetorical norms within the scope. Employing a corpus-based genre analysis combining qualitative move identification with descriptive quantitative analysis, the study utilized snowball sampling and centered on Baruch Fischhoff as a pioneering entry point to curate 100 abstracts. The data were analyzed using Hyland’s (2000) five-move model and Kanoksilapatham’s (2005) salience framework. The findings revealed high structural variability, indicating that the abstracts do not strictly follow a single canonical pattern. Move 1 (Introduction) emerged as the most dominant component (31.15%), while Move 2 (Purpose) was the least frequent (11.51%). At the step level, Move 1 Step 2 (Making topic generalization) and Move 3 Step 3 (Describing procedure and context) both carry the highest rhetorical weight (19.62%), suggesting strong contextualization and methodological transparency. The study provides valuable insights for novice researchers and ESP educators on recurring rhetorical tendencies within the sampled academic network.]]>
