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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Closing arguments"”.
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To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments
… effect of defense attorney ingratiation during closing arguments of criminal trials. Previous research has shown ingratiation to be a powerful tool of social persuasion across many different settings. In the current study, participants read a vignette of a criminal case and then saw a videotaped …
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The sociolinguistic construction of reality in the closing arguments of criminal trials
… the sociolinguistic choices lawyers make in the closing arguments of criminal trials to construct opposing representations of the same people and events. I analyzed the closing arguments of seventeen felony trials using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and the insights of Critical …
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Percy Foreman : a rhetorical study.
… or identical materials and methods in the two closing arguments studied is revealed. Foreman relies heavily on an admixture of emotional and ethical appeals; however, his principal appeal in his summations is logical. He speaks extemporaneously in the grand style with great clarity of voice and …
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Prosecutor Misconduct and Good Faith Error: A Reanalysis of Two Studies in California and Texas
… cases included improper comments during closing arguments, eliciting improper testimony from a witness, and prejudicial statements made to the jury. Brady violations accounted for very few of the instance of misconduct (less than 6%), even though prosecutors identified Brady violations as …