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[0] Pros [Literary] By focusing on the subjective concept of "author's intent" and completely rejecting the empirical study of visuals, the literary method is extremely flexible, and can produce endless, lively debate. By its ambiguous nature, it appeals to people with a liberal-arts mindset (remember that in liberal arts, the only wrong answer is to say that there's a right answer). Well-suited to novels. Good for thematic analysis, dissection of social messages, etc. [Suspension of Disbelief] 
By ignoring "author's intent", the "suspension of disbelief" method removes a huge source of ambiguity and subjectivity, so it can be far more objective. It is actually possible to convincingly defeat someone in a debate where all participants use this method, since the endless stalemates over semantics and speculative interpretations of the author's intent are removed. By allowing us to make verifiable direct measurements of things, it permits scientific analyses. As a result, it appeals to people with an empirical mindset (eg- scientists, engineers). Well-suited to movies and TV shows. Is not limited to the author's scientific comprehension (most sci-fi authors, after all, do not know anything about science).
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Suspension of Disbelief