Questions about Controversy

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I have chosen to participate in the public debate about the Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scandal for this project. Though I did not choose this for a previous project, I would have chosen it for Project 2 if I could have found a good enough public speech act to analyse. Additionally, it is extremely relevant currently as it is very much a current controversy and I am also quite knowledgeable about it. Therefore, I think I will be able to write about it very well and would like to use it.

WHO?
Who discovered the scandal?
Who is at fault?
Who has been affected?

WHAT?
What happened exactly?
What/why did this happen?
What models are affected?

WHEN?
When did this start?
When was it discovered?
Who should have checked this out better?

WHERE?
Where/which/what countries are affected?
Where was it discovered?
Where is this an issue? Is it only in the United States with our hyper-strict NOx emissions standards?

HOW?
How did Volkswagen get away with this?
How did the defeat device work?
How are they going to fix all those cars?