Logical Fallacies - Anagrams
This fallacy is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position while ignoring the rest: Pink Ice Choir
(What is) Cherry Picking?
This type of research is produced by the translator, who is also the researcher, and provides a detailed analysis of the decisions, strategies, and challenges faced during the translation process + Something that is given freely, without charge + A non-fiction film or video that presents real-life events
(What are) Translation Commentary, Complimentary and Documentary?
I can't today! I'm writing "the central query that a research study aims to answer, thus guiding the entire investigation".
(What is) Research Question?
If researchers in THIS fictional world analysed the subtitles of the Wicked Witch of the West and Dorothy's video blog, they would be engaging in THIS SUBFIELD within Translation Studies.
(What is) Audio-visual Translation in OZ?
Famous song about the clairvoyant sibling from the Disney movie "Encanto" + "Uptown Funk" singer
(What is) We don't talk about Bruno Mars?
This fallacy is a statement of how good or bad you think an idea or action is: Juggle Mint Voda
(What is) Value Judgment?
A participant and process-oriented method that follows what translators are looking at while they translate in real-time + A criminal activity that involves taking over a vehicle, often with passengers on board + the onomatopoeic term for the sound made by ducks
(What are) Eye-tracking, hijacking, and quacking?
I can't today! I'm writing "the constraints related to time, methods, or materials that restrict the extent to which my findings can be generalised, applied, or interpreted".
(What are) Limitations?
If the Fellowship of the Ring had access to THIS, a technological and automated form of translation (and also a subfield within TS), they could have easily communicated with the diverse peoples of THIS FICTIONAL WORLD.
(What is) Machine Translation in Middle-earth?
A deadly competition involving red light, green light + the struggle for power in the Seven Kingdoms
(What is) Squid Game of Thrones?
This fallacy is the distortion of someone else's statement to make it easier to attack or refute: War Drum Managers
(What is) Straw Man argument?
A qualitative research method that involves a small, diverse gathering of participants who discuss a specific topic guided by a moderator or facilitator + A traditional Japanese hot dish featuring tofu, seaweed, and green onions + A roller coaster feature where the track circles back on itself
(What are) Focus group, Miso Soup, and Loop?
I can't today! I'm writing "the potential directions or questions for further investigation in the 'Conclusion' section of my dissertation".
(What are) Future Studies/Research (avenues)?
If Peter Pan delved into the archives of THIS FICTIONAL WORLD to uncover the origins of Captain Hook and his crew, he would be engaging in THIS SUBFIELD within Translation Studies.
(What is) Translation History in Neverland?
The author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" series + The author of "The Jabberwocky"
(What is) C. S. Lewis Carroll?
This fallacy claims that a hypothesis is correct on the basis of "that's how it has always been done": Pet Adoration Dial
(What is) Appeal to Tradition?
A statistical method used in research that combines and analyses the results from multiple independent studies on a particular topic + A procedure that removes waste and excess fluid from the blood when the kidneys can't + A condition characterised by the loss of muscle function and sensation (hint: only the second part of the word rhymes)
(What are) Meta-analysis, Dialysis, and Paralysis?
I can't today! I'm writing my dissertation's "overview of existing scholarly works related to my research topic".
(What is) Literature Review?
A "magical" process in THIS wizarding world that involves translating spells or potions instructions through an intermediary language.
(What is) Indirect Translation in Hogwarts?
A fictional character who remains forever young + Long-running TV medical drama
(What is) Dorian Gra(e)y's Anatomy?
This fallacy is the attempt to defend a generalisation by denying the validity of any counterexamples given: Nut Mascot Snore
(What is) No True Scotsman?
In this method, translators are asked to verbalize their thoughts while translating to gain insights into their cognitive processes + The term for a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data + a large group of people who have gathered together
(What are) Think-Aloud (protocols), cloud, and crowd?
I can't today! I am writing "the rationale or reasoning behind undertaking a research study, explaining its importance and relevance".
(What is) Justification?
If Merlins's notes on his translations of Queen Guinevere's writings were discovered, and researchers analysed them as primary materials, they would be doing THIS TYPE of research in THIS FICTIONAL WORLD.
(What is) Paratextual analysis/research in Camelot.
Experimental James Joyce novel + What you request from the hotel's front desk to rouse you from sleep in the morning
(What is) Finnegans Wake Up Call?