Abstract

We describe events arising from the case of Joby Rowe, condemned of the killing of his 3 month recent female offspring, and explore what they illustrate regarding general issues within the rhetorical science community in Australia. A peer reviewed journal article that scrutinized the rhetorical proof conferred within the Rowe case was backward by a rhetorical science journal for reasons unrelated to quality or accuracy, harassed from rhetorical doctors criticized within the article. Details of the retraction obtained through freedom of knowledge mechanisms reveal improper pressure and subversion of commercial enterprise processes so as to avoid scrutiny. The retraction was supported by the editorial board and 2 Australian rhetorical science societies, that is indicative of significant deficiencies within the leadership of rhetorical science in Australia. we tend to propose methods forward together with blind critique, publication of professional reports, and a criminal cases review authority, that may facilitate stimulate a culture that encourages scrutiny, and depends on evidence-based instead of eminence-based data.