If, as Stanley Fish Argues, an Individual Reader Interprets a Text

question 115

Multiple Choice

If, as Stanley Fish argues, an individual reader interprets a text and thereby gives it meaning, then there are an infinite number of potential meanings for any given text. Why, then, 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 don't 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.
• E) The meaning of any text is encoded by the author or producer, and it is very hard for an individual to see another meaning.

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Definitions:

Premium

Fee for insurance coverage, usually paid every year by the insured person. The difference between a bond’s par value and its market value when the market value is more. When bonds are sold at a premium, the yield rate will be lower than the stated (face) rate.

Discount

A fee charged when someone buys a note before maturity. With regard to bonds, a bond sells at a discount if the market value becomes less than the face value.

Premium Price

A pricing strategy where goods or services are sold at a higher price point due to perceived advantages, often related to quality or status.

Bond Quoted

The price or interest rate at which a bond is currently being sold or bought in the market.