Donald Trump is still figuring out the art of the non-apology apology. In their view, he’s following a path of rhetorical evasion that has been well trod by candidates in both parties. But there are many celebrities (actor Mel Gibson after his drunken tirade against “the Jews”) and politicians (then-South Carolina Gov. “Trump’s not really able to name what he did wrong,” said Edwin Battistella, author of “Sorry About That: The Language of Public Apology” and a linguistics professor at Southern Oregon University. Bill Clinton is much more accomplished in the art of the non-apology apology.

Source: National Post August 20, 2016 03:02 UTC