Linguistic generalizations only reveal what the method of study looks for

Evidence

But this is because the question is not placed on the true level of the concrete. Also we find only what we are looking for. — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 1214

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Methodological convenience, not theory, often determines how concepts get defined — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts and Measurement, 943
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Methodological convenience, not theory, often determines how concepts get defined — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts and Measurement, 943