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: FSU College of Law Library BlogSemantic tricks in the courtroom can confuse the reasonable person
By turquhart
Trials are conducted under a strict set of conversational rules that are well-known to attorneys and judges but can turn out to be a confusing mire of potential tricks for even that mythical reasonable person that many of our laws talk about. (via Language Log)
Three illustrative blog posts on (potential) semantic artistry/trickery in the courtroom:
1. Inferences in Perjury Cases
2. More Prosecutorial Trick Questions
3. Memory in the Courtroom
Posted by Toni Urquhart
Full post as published by FSU College of Law Library Blog on February 14, 2007 (boomark / email).
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