Irreal modality as a means of persuasion in the speeches of defense lawyers
The article is devoted to the irreal modality and its role in the process of persuasion. Some methods of persuasion, realized by conjunctive II, are listed up. The main conclusion, made in the research, is that conjunctive II is semantically and pragmatically multifaceted and able to create different evaluating and logical senses, securing the persuasive effect of the defense speech.