| Acknowledgments | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-14页 |
| 1.1 General Introduction | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Contents and Objectives | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Corpus and Methodology | 第11-13页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1 Overview of Studies on Courtroom Discourse | 第14-16页 |
| 2.2 Studies on Courtroom Discourse in China | 第16-19页 |
| 2.3 Discourse by Defenders or Agents ad litem in Courtroom Debate | 第19-22页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第22-33页 |
| 3.1 Overview of Studies on Legal Rhetoric | 第22-28页 |
| 3.2 Basic Rules and Principles of Applying Legal Rhetoric | 第28-31页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第31-33页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of Rhetorical Strategies Applied by Defenders and Agents ad litem in Court Debate | 第33-46页 |
| Chapter Five Appropriateness of Legal Rhetoric in Court Debate | 第46-59页 |
| 5.1 Inappropriate Legal Rhetoric in Court Debate | 第46-50页 |
| 5.2 Causes of Inappropriate Legal Rhetoric | 第50-53页 |
| 5.3 Discussion of Appropriate Legal Rhetoric for Defenders or agents ad litem' Debate | 第53-59页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusions | 第59-62页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings and Inspirations | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Outlook | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-68页 |
