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100 1 a| Welsh, Deborah M.,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 11 a| "Surprise! You're dead!" :b| the Deepwater Horizon disaster and opening statements in the court of public opinion /c| by Deborah M. Welsh.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2014.;

300 a| 226 pages;

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502 b| Ph.D.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2014.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Donna J. Kain.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed February 23, 2015).;

520 3 a| This dissertation explores the ways in which various powerful groups used different genres of opening statements to create and control the version of the reality of a high stakes situation, namely, the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Specifically, in the dissertation I identify and analyze the features and rhetorical moves that typify the genres of legal and non-legal opening statements, and focus on the communicative dynamics that define interactions between speakers and audiences in court opening statements, Congressional opening statements, and public press conference statements. I use critical discourse analysis and genre analysis to pinpoint the rhetorical moves used in each genre of opening statements. I make the claim that legal court opening statements use epideictic rhetoric to convince decision makers to act in a particular way. I also make visible the connections that exist between technical and professional communicators and the development of corporate business texts, focusing particularly on positive changes needed in the field, including increased participation in the construction of texts for businesses, and need for using their experience, expertise and ethics to also advocate for the common good.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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650 0 a| BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.=| ^A1022921;

650 0 a| Rhetoric.=| ^A19638;

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650 0 a| Openings (Rhetoric)=| ^A278831;

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653 a| Law;

653 a| Communication;

700 1 a| Kain, Donna,e| degree supervisor.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of English.=| ^A641948;

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"Surprise! You're dead!" : the Deepwater Horizon disaster and opening statements in the court of public opinion / by Deborah M. Welsh.

Author/creator	Welsh, Deborah M. author.
Other author	Kain, Donna, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2014.
Description	226 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Critical discourse analysis. BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010. Rhetoric. Opening statements (Law) Openings (Rhetoric)

Summary	This dissertation explores the ways in which various powerful groups used different genres of opening statements to create and control the version of the reality of a high stakes situation, namely, the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Specifically, in the dissertation I identify and analyze the features and rhetorical moves that typify the genres of legal and non-legal opening statements, and focus on the communicative dynamics that define interactions between speakers and audiences in court opening statements, Congressional opening statements, and public press conference statements. I use critical discourse analysis and genre analysis to pinpoint the rhetorical moves used in each genre of opening statements. I make the claim that legal court opening statements use epideictic rhetoric to convince decision makers to act in a particular way. I also make visible the connections that exist between technical and professional communicators and the development of corporate business texts, focusing particularly on positive changes needed in the field, including increased participation in the construction of texts for businesses, and need for using their experience, expertise and ethics to also advocate for the common good.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Donna J. Kain.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed February 23, 2015).
Dissertation note	Ph.D. East Carolina University 2014.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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