Assessing the Speech Tactics of Self-Rehabilitation in Forensic Linguistic Analysis

Abstract

The article describes an expert approach to the analysis of self-rehabilitation tactics used in public communication as a means of reducing the likelihood of legal liability for publication, including social media reposts. The author considers various forms that tactics of self-rehabilitation may take, as well as their place among other tactics of legal risk avoidance. Examples of specific expert tasks demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between different types of self-rehabilitation to ensure objectivity of the expert’s conclusion.