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taraxippos · 1 year ago

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I think "media analysis with the goal of proving something you want to be canon is canon" is usually not good quality analysis because 9 times out of 10 it involves picking and choosing and stringing together bits of information that agree with you and discarding or explaining away the rest. You can make a compelling (or at least coherent) argument out of almost any scraps of information but it doesn't make it good analysis.

#Like I write bullshit media analysis essays for fun sometimes it is SO easy to invent patterns that aren't actually there by just being #very selective and overanalytical about select bits of information and ignoring others #And when you're talking about 'canon' author intent absolutely does matter and needs to be taken into account. Vs if you're observing #patterns that could happen with or without direct intention it's a different thing #This is tumblr so this is usually about ships being Real or not but applies to other things too

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