How might we employ these strategies when working with a text that doesn't have an overt "argument" about an issue? What strategy might you add or revise?
I think I would hook myself onto one of the aspects the writer is discussing and try to make a summary about that. I would add my own point of view, knowing that I'd be falling out of the summary realm. I would also write that the author is neutral about an issue and is trying to inform without giving her opinion. I would also be weary about how reliable the text is and what points of view are being omitted.
How might we employ these strategies when summarizing an interview or an observation of an event or sub-culture? What strategy might you add or revise?
I think that for an observation, stating clearly that this is what you particularly saw and thought about. To that type of summary I would obviously have to add interviews from other people that experienced the same event or that are part of a sub-culture. Even then, the conglomeration of summaries on what happened will be a subjective report because every person presents their observations with a very diverse background.
For an interview, I would try to be very careful to not manipulate what the person had said into fitting my own opinion. I think I would actually use their observations as a way to have a discussion on the topic.
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