Studies the phenomenon through the analysis of its

studies the phenomenon through the analysis of its individual components. Talking about global
warming is one of the most recognized ideas in systems theory. In fact, those who warn us about
global warming tell us that all our actions have an impact on each other and on our environment.
In the case of communication, paradigm theory tries to understand the connection between
human communication, rather than just looking at some of it. The main tenets of systems theory
are as follows. A simple example is baking a cake. If you put all the ingredients in, you wouldn't
have a cake. Instead, you would have brought the ingredients for the cake. However, if you
combine these ingredients in a certain way, you will create a cake. Combining the ingredients is
not the only thing you get when you make a cake.
Rhetorical Theory
Rhetoric is the oldest tradition in the field of communication. A good definition of rhetoric is
"any use of human symbols that works in any field - public, private and everything in between".
Note that one of our definitions of theory is "the way an experience or event is formulated as an
attempt to understand and explain something, and how it works in the world". By combining
these definitions, we can understand the "paradigm of rhetorical theory" as "a way to understand
and explain the function of the use of human symbols in any field". Scientists have traditionally
used rhetoric theory as a means to create and evaluate information. The main strength of the
paradigm of rhetoric theory is its ability to help us produce and evaluate effective information.
Rhetoric theory allows us to consider context when studying information. In contrast to empirical
theories, rhetorical theories stress the importance of considering context as necessary for the
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understanding of information. Finally, rhetoric theory allows us to use multiple perspectives to
evaluate and construct information (Kuhn, 2012) .
Critical Theory
One of the problems with the first four approaches is that they often lack explicit criticism of the
status quo in communication. In other words, they serve as general approaches to understanding
communication standards rather than questioning them. We all know that there are
communication realities in the world that harm and oppress certain groups of people, and that
there are people in the world who use communication to meet their needs and interests.
Paradigmatic Critical Theory helps us understand how communication is used to oppress and
provides ways to promote positive social change. Critical Theory questions the status quo of
communication contexts and seeks alternatives to these authoritarian forms of communication.
These theories differ from other theoretical approaches in that they have as their overall objective
the search for feasibility. Viability is the combination of theory and action. Instead of simply
trying to understand power structures, critical theories actively seek to change them positively.