AbstractThis essay considers the challenges of responding to the Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal while in the midst of said crisis. It discusses how the authors chose to respond as scholars and teachers of rhetoric concerned with deliberation.Keywordscrisisdemocratic deliberationcrisis communicationoutreachpedagogyGet full access to this articleView all access options for this article.Get accessReferences1. Eberly R. (2000). Citizen critics: Literary public spheres. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.2. Schweber N. (2011, November 10). From football coach to case study at Penn State. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
