1. I was particularly interested in the Charney piece, as I can be one of those people who has a knee-jerk anti-empirical reaction, if not for *exactly* the reasons she gives. Does anyone else in here have this kind of reaction? If so, has Charney changed your mind?
2. On 569, Charney says, “With the means of producing authority unfairly monopolized by scientific disciplines, empirical researchers in composition are portrayed as petty sycophants, imitating scientific merchandizing in a futile effort to attract a better market share. In rejecting this perspective, I argue that no research method per se can deliver up authority or acceptance.” I understand that she means that the research method alone cannot deliver the respect many of us seek from outside disciplines, but haven’t we said in this class that the lack of measurable research in Rhet/Comp is a major problem for the field? Is her argument here valid?
3. In 602, there was an emphasis on reading student essays holistically to begin the grading process, then switching to a use of the rubric to justify the holistically determined grade. Is this a valid form of measurement; if so, what would we call it?
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