A Rhetorical Analysis of Opening Statements in Trial: Reconsidering the Classical Canon of Invention
Date of Project
5-8-2019
Document Type
Honors Thesis
School Name
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Communication
Major Advisor
Dr. Ruth Wagoner
Second Advisor
Dr. Annette Powell
Third Advisor
Dr. Evanthia Speliotis
Abstract
This analysis of 21 opening statements probes at current persuasive practices employed by trial attorneys through the lens of mainstream legal advice and an expanded definition of rhetorical invention – one which includes both discovery and creation. An evaluation of such practice reveals the utility, and furthermore the duty of the advocate, to draw upon an expanded realm of available arguments.
Recommended Citation
Chandler, Andrew, "A Rhetorical Analysis of Opening Statements in Trial: Reconsidering the Classical Canon of Invention" (2019). Undergraduate Theses. 40.
https://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/ugrad_theses/40
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