LOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL-RHETORICAL METHODS OF PERSUASION IN DEFENSIVE SPEECH

Abstract

The article discusses oratorical techniques of persuasion and influence on the addressee used in defensive speech. Effective logical and psychological-rhetorical methods of defense are analyzed on the material of court speeches of the famous Russian lawyer of the XX century Ja. S. Kiselev. It describes the typical methods of logical argumentation: analysis of procedural documents in order to identify shortcomings, analysis of the indictment, investigation of the prosecution’s arguments and their refutation, working with facts. Psychological and rhetorical arguments peculiar to the speaker are identified and analyzed. The author notes the peculiarities of Ja. S. Kiselev’s work with means of expression, as well as the specifics of presenting arguments. The conclusion is made about the practical significance of identifying and describing persuasion techniques used by talented legal speakers for modern prosecutors and defense lawyers in terms of building effective court speeches.