Question

Following publicity of the scandal that ended his political career, New York governor Eliot Spitzer said, "I have begun to atone for my private failings.  The remorse I feel will always be with me." In another speech, he said, "I have acted in a way that violates my or any sense of right and wrong.  I apologize to the public, who I promise better." These are examples of:

Answer 1

Answer: Repentance

Explanation: Expressed publicly, this act of speech can be seen as an act of weakness or, conversely, as an act of strenght that exalts the image of the issuer, far from reducing it. It would then be a statement that contains three speech acts: the act of recognition of the fault, that of the proposal for reparation and the act of bravery that emerges from the public recongition of the lack of the politician´s regret is considered a discursive strategy of power that allows you to rehabilitate your image. In its strategic elaboration, the politician tries to appear sincere while mitigating or justifying the importance of the fault.