Maxim Whiker By Lynch Summary

Lynch succeeded in making the interview unfair for all involved. His flouting of the maxims of quantity and relevance makes sure that the media understands that there is an intentional driving force for his actions. With quantity, he only repeats one line that will obviously prove false when questions such as “Are you looking forward to the game?”. With relevance when the cat or dog question arose, his one line was irrelevant to his preference and more to do with his stand. Strangely enough, he does abide by the maxim of manner. By only saying, “I’m only here so I don’t get fined”, Lynch keeps his end short and to the point. The maxim of quality was not as clear due to the one line and the nature of the questions. He leaves himself, the media,

Their use of the maxim of quantity may be the driving force to their popularity with the media. Beckham flouted the maxim by wavering between producing too much and too little. Lynch steadfastly delivered too little information while flouting the maxim. Owens constantly gave too much information through his violation of the maxim. This is why the media harps on players like these three. It is not that they are so dramatic or committing these unforgivable actions in the public light. It is their misuse of the maxim of quantity that makes them so interesting. The media can play a big role in a player’s reputation, but it can be seen that the player has more control than he may or may not be aware of. It could be difficult for players to really acknowledge the importance of what they share or do not share with the media. This can be due to the fact that they are there to play football, more often than learning about the cooperation principle or Grice’s maxims. That is why the media tends to have the upper hand more often than not. There are more Odell Beckham Jr.’s in the league and the media takes full advantage. Players like Marshawn Lynch and Terrell Owens are extremes on the spectrum, but still make for good press coverage when found. Without active knowledge of discourse, the media has the leverage it needs to misconstrue some information, but, as it has been seen, the players may have more control than they