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Speaking on Behalf of Others: Rhetorical Agency and Epideictic Functions in Official Apologies
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Rhetoric Society Quarterly
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January 1, 2008
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The official apology is a discursive phenomenon with complex, rhetorical significance and must be distinguished from the apologia. The main difference is that the official apology entails an element of regret and acknowledgement of wrongdoing that makes it an even more delicate rhetorical matter than the apologia-not least because it involves a collectivity such as a nation state. The symbolic nature of the assumption of guilt is therefore particularly clear. This article argues that official apologies, however circumscribed by public skepticism, nevertheless may serve important functions as loci for articulating the norms of a society at a given time. The article discusses how the official ...
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