Power, legitimacy and source analysis
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| agenda/əˈdʒendə/ | 议程 | yì chéng |
| legitimacy/ləˈdʒɪtɪməsi/ | 合法性 | hé fǎ xìng |
A decision you can investigate
- Two organizations have equal formal votes but different budgets and access to information.
- Formal equality does not make every actor equally influential.
Build the explanation
- Power includes capacity to shape actions and agendas. Legitimacy 合法性 concerns accepted justification for authority.
- A source has a perspective and purpose; identify its claim before evaluating its evidence.
Match the terms to their precise meanings.
Use these definitions in the particular context of Power, legitimacy and source analysis.
Work through the evidence
- Compare the organizations' formal rights with their ability to commission research and set meeting agendas.
- This separates rule-based authority from practical influence and shows where another actor might challenge a decision.
What best demonstrates agenda-setting power?
Compare the organizations' formal rights with their ability to commission research and set meeting agendas. This separates rule-based authority from practical influence and shows where another actor might challenge a decision.
Test the limits
- Do not treat legitimacy as popularity alone, or assume a source is false because it has an interest.
- Explain how origin, purpose and content affect the claim's usefulness for your question.
Which caution belongs to this particular task?
Do not treat legitimacy as popularity alone, or assume a source is false because it has an interest. Explain how origin, purpose and content affect the claim's usefulness for your question.
The explanation in this lesson makes a conditional claim; relevant context and evidence still matter.
Explain how origin, purpose and content affect the claim's usefulness for your question.
Apply and explain your answer
- What best demonstrates agenda 议程-setting power?
- An actor's ability to decide which issues receive consideration.
Choose the two statements supported by this lesson.
The concept and worked evidence support these claims; the stated limits rule out the universal shortcut.
Use the terms precisely
- legitimacy: Accepted justification for authority.
- agenda: The issues selected for attention or decision.
Compare the organizations' formal rights with their ability to commission research and set meeting agendas. This separates rule-based authority from practical influence and shows where another actor might challenge a decision.
Do not treat legitimacy as popularity alone, or assume a source is false because it has an interest. Explain how origin, purpose and content affect the claim's usefulness for your question.
Power includes capacity to shape actions and agendas. Legitimacy concerns accepted justification for authority.