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Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments : sensemaking in judicial decisions

Title
Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments : sensemaking in judicial decisions / Ryan A. Malphurs.
Author
Malphurs, Ryan A., 1980-
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2013.

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xxi, 224 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ; 13
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ; 13.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.
Contents
A letter to the chief justice of the United States -- Historical development of legal rhetoric and Supreme Court oral arguments -- Do oral arguments before the Supreme Court matter? A simple explanation -- New question : oral arguments "matter," but how do we make sense of them? A modest proposal -- Critical theories and research questions : proposing a method to capture the madness of oral arguments -- The many faces of oral argument : oral argument's purposes and the justices' styles -- Arguing about "bong hits 4 Jesus" : testing theory and method in Morse v. Frederick -- Making sense of child rapists in Kennedy v. Louisiana : a firsthand observation -- Historical repercussions of judicial sensemaking : District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller -- The ground covered and new ground to uncover : responding to critics, offering recommendations, and a final letter to the chief justice -- Biased sensemaking : compromising the court's rhetorical authority.
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JFE 15-7897
ISBN
  • 9780415640046
  • 0415640040
  • 9780203082942
  • 020308294X
LCCN
2012029759
OCLC
793224474
Author
Malphurs, Ryan A., 1980-
Title
Rhetoric and discourse in Supreme Court oral arguments : sensemaking in judicial decisions / Ryan A. Malphurs.
Imprint
New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Series
Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ; 13
Routledge studies in rhetoric and communication ; 13.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219) and index.
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