‘Please make your verdict speak the truth’: Insights from an Appraisal analysis of the closing arguments from a rape trial
It is common knowledge that language use inside the courtroom is an effective tool of persuasion; thus, even in cases where evidence is unreliable, men and women have found themselves facing charges, standing trial and, in the worst case scenario, wrongfully convicted of a crime. In this paper I exa...
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