Assertion (A): Because we are taught to read, we engage with paradigms rather than texts. Reason (R): We take meaning from a text according to our needs, desires and critical assumptions.
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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Reader-response theory (Fish's interpretive communities; Holland's identity themes) holds that learned interpretive frames and readers' needs determine what we find in texts.
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