Weighing the Words
1. How can we call a scientiic theory good if it is capable of being proved wrong?
2. How can we decide when a rhetorical critic provides a reasonable interpretation?
3. All theories involve trade-offs; no theory can meet every standard of quality
equally well. Of the 12 criteria discussed, which two or three are most important
to you? Which one is least important?
4. Which of the 12 standards presented in this chapter can you tie to the con-
trasting worldviews of objective or interpretive theorists discussed in Chapter 2—
speciically their commitment to ways of knowing, human nature, ultimate values,
and purpose for theorizing?
