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What is an interview (as a text type)?
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A text that reveals a person through their own words, shaped by an interviewer.
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How does an interview reveal character?
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Through the subject's word choice and tone — how they say things.
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Why do the interviewer's questions matter?
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They steer the subject; a pointed question sets up a revealing answer.
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What does ‘framing’ mean in an interview?
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How quotes are selected, ordered and annotated to shape the portrait.
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Name three interview features.
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Question-and-answer form, the interviewer's angle, and self-revealing word choice.
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Why note ‘(pause)’ or ‘(laughs)’?
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The chosen detail colours how the reader reads the reply.
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What does ‘Mistakes were made’ reveal about a speaker?
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Evasion — the passive phrasing dodges personal blame.
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First question to ask of an interview?
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‘What do their words reveal, and how did the question and framing shape them?’
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Should you treat every quote as the full truth?
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No — quotes are selected and framed; read them as a shaped portrait.
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Common interview-analysis mistake?
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Taking the subject's words at face value and ignoring the interviewer's framing.
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