ABSTRACT

Lookatthefollowingstatements.Decidewhicharepurelyinterpretiveand whichhaveanevaluativequality.

1.Becauseitreliesprimarilyonalegalandceremonialstyleandprovidesevidenceforanargumentaboutthepastratherthanthefuture,theRonald ReaganTributevideoshownatthe1996RepublicanConventionsuggests thattheRepublicanPartyseesitselfashavingcompleteditsmajorcontributiontothetwentiethcenturyandoffersnorealvisionforleadershipin thisfinaldecade.