There Are an Infinite Number of Potential Meanings for Any

question 83

Multiple Choice

There are an infinite number of potential meanings for any given text if, as Stanley Fish argues, an individual reader interprets a text and thereby gives it meaning. Why do so many people interpret things in the same ways?

• A) People tend to look to a small number of critics to explain any particular piece of culture.
• B) People have very little imagination and do not like to focus too much on any given text.
• C) People who consume the same texts come from similar backgrounds and have similar interpretive frameworks.
• D) People passively absorb meanings from the media that lead them to see the world in the same ways.

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Definitions:

Thrust Faults

Type of fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall, common in areas of compression.

Thrust Sheets

Large segments of the Earth's crust that have been thrust over one another by compressional forces, commonly found in mountainous regions.

Subsidence

The sinking or settling of the Earth's surface, often caused by natural processes such as erosion or human activities like mining.

Subduction Zones

Regions of the Earth's crust where one tectonic plate moves under another, leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.