Rhetorical Transformation of Evidence in Criminal Trials: Creating Grounds for Legal Judgment.

Bennett, W. Lance

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ERIC Number: EJ219417

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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Rhetorical Transformation of Evidence in Criminal Trials: Creating Grounds for Legal Judgment.

Bennett, W. Lance

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v65 n3 p311-23 Oct 1979

Discusses how the impact of various rhetorical moves in a trial is determined by the relationships they establish between evidence and underlying story structure. Demonstrates that the underlying rhetorical structure of a trial is a finely tuned communication system for the systematic organization and processing of large bodies of information. (JMF)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Court Litigation, Credibility, Information Processing, Information Theory, Persuasive Discourse, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Speech Communication, Story Telling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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