CS235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rhetorical Criticism, Symbolic Interactionism, Philosophical Perspectives
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Interpretive paradigm orientation is also reflected in forms of rhetorical criticism: ex. Using metaphors as a ways to create meaning in the minds of audience members. *note: one type of methodology does not always ensure one paradigmatic view; many people in the interpretivist view conduct critical ethnographies. Interpretative & criticism paradigms share several assumptions: both agree that critical researchers share several assumptions with interpretive scholars, multiple and equally legitimate ways to view the world. Might study: might engage in a systematic study of social aspect of language; myths/narratives the ways in which parents outspend their budgets to send them to a prestigious school. Following precise procedures: means you will employ them carefully and accurately. Being systematic: means that you will follow clear, known procedures specified in sequence. Deductive process: claims are constructed from the evidence ollected in many previous studies. Develop a prediction that ill be tested through observations.
