The Arts of Persuasion in Science and Law: Conflicting Norms in the Courtroom.
Part of a special issue on conventions in science and law. The move from the scientific-technical arena into the legal courtroom makes explicit the role of persuasion and the rhetorical frames that go with it. Scientific and technical evidence in the U.S. courtroom bring together three communities...
| Published in: | Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 41 - 62 |
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Duke University
Winter2009
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