Abstract
In examining these implications we argue that the Court’s Nixon decision was a uniquely strategic response to a complex rhetorical situation. In fact, the elements of the situation were so fundamental to the tenor of the Court’s response that this essay’s framework is drawn from Lloyd F. Bitzer’s construction of the rhetorical situation. The use of this system will allow for deeper consideration of the context of United States v. Nixon as well as assessment of the legal text as responsive to that context.
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Medsker, R. Scott and McDorman, Todd F.
(2004)
"Maintaining Institutional Power and Constitutional Principles: A Rhetorical Analysis of United States v. Nixon,"
Speaker & Gavel: Vol. 41:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
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