who did what
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- inquiryRequest for information
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- witnessOne who attests
culprit · accountability · blame · responsibility · perpetrator · victim · action · motive · evidence · interrogation · confession · alibi · accusation · deed · crime · report · journalist · source
specificity of attribution
who did whatcollective action
Organized group pursuit
unattributed · mystery · nameless · faceless
accountability vs. anonymity
who did whatplausible deniability
Arranged protection from accountability
cover-up · collective blame · unaccountable · systemic failure · mistakes were made
narrative completeness
who did whatthe big picture
Comprehensive view of situation
broad strokes · hand-waving · glossing over · unexamined · unexplored