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Extreme Case Formulations: A Way Of Legitimating Claims, Anita Pomerantz

Communication Faculty Scholarship

Extreme Case Formulations name a maximum case of the matter at hand, for example “all the time,” “everybody,” and “no one.” Three uses of Extreme Case Formulations are analyzed: to augment the nature of a wrongdoing while issuing complaints and accusations; to assert the strongest case while defend against charges and justifying one’s conduct; and to propose that one’s conduct is normal and ordinary by virtue of its status as frequently occurring or commonly done.