Thread by @jdahlmd

What are ways a person or group can tell if the words offered in "apology" or "statement" are sincere after allegations of abuse? Evaluate the content for Image Repair Methods Used. Quick Guides:

Step 1: Look at a section of a statement, and evaluate. Here's one:

What words in this statement could be Image Repair Methods? Here's what I found.

Which method did I categorize this with? (Interested to know, as well, what YOU read).

Ready for another round?

Here's what I found. Reply with your impressions if you have time. It's good to see things from another person's point of view.

My evaluation. Again, would truly appreciate seeing yours!

One more round? This is the next paragraph in Bill Hybels accelerated retirement announcement. And for Fair use purposes in consideration of copyright laws, a Fair Use Statement.

The image repair methods I found...

My evaluation:

How does all of this evaluating help a person understand if the words being said are true, reflective of a healing/relationship building stance or getting to the root of the problem?
1) Advocating for the alleged abuser.
2) Accommodating for the person reporting abuse.

Tally the types of image repair tactic - and look at the ratio of
Advocating: Accommodating (est not stats)
0.1 - 0.5: 1 - Abuser desires to heal & help victim
0.6 - 2: 1 - Abuser COULD want to heal & help
2-3: 1 - Very low likelihood that intent is healing
>3:1 - It's ONLY PR.

Source: Dissertation studying PR methods used by clergy & megachurch pastors. Fisher, Melody Teracita, "Religious Leaders in Crisis: An Analysis of Image Restoration Strategies and Content Variables" (2012).
Dissertations. 716.
aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/…

I believe this is her current faculty page at MSU. Have reached out to her personally to thank her for studying PR directly in megachurch responses. Seems like DeMoss hasn't read her work. Melody Fisher msstate.edu/our-people/201…