Different methods of typing and their uses
I've been thinking alot about actual methods of typing and how to make typing more streamlined. I'll take a look various methods of typing I think are worth using, but I'd also like to talk about how each method applies to different people you are trying to type. For example, VI might be more useful in typing famous actors and musicians since they often play a "persona" which can distort their type. Other methods might be more useful when it comes to typing individuals you know personally.
Visual Identification (VI): Probably the best method for typing celebrities. Since celebrities often play a role in public, it can be hard to determine their type based on the other methods. This method thus seems the most accurate for this purpose. It's best to look at a photo or a realistic portrait of the person you are trying to type, and look at expressions and attitudes, not facial structure, as some suggest. Some problems that can arise are that in the case of famous people, they often strike poses which can be unnatural to them. This is why it's best to look at as many photos as possible.
Text analysis: Useful for identifying authors and writers who's work you know well, or anyone who's writings you are otherwise familiar with. This can be useful in identifying people who died before the invention of the photograph and of whom no realistic portraits exist but writings do. The goal here is to identify the person's cognitive process or train of thought by reading the text. The process can be complicated if the text you are basing your typing on is a translation. Can also be good for typing people who fill out 'type me' questionnaires.
Behavioral analysis: I'm not a big fan of behavioral analysis, since most behaviors often correlate to more than one type. For example, a tendency to get angry over trivial things and aggrandize conflicts can be true of both SEE/ESFp and EIE/ENFj, or even some other types. But it can pinpoint you in the right direction, at least. Not recommended as a standalone method. This is best for people you interact with in real life situations.
Verbal analysis: This is similar to text analysis in that you are looking at speech to follow the person's cognitive process. Probably best for people you interact with in real life situations.
There are probably other methods, but those seem like the main ones to me.
What do you think? What methods are useful for what purpose? Which ones do you like for a given group of people (celebs vs people you know personally, for example). Did I miss any methods? Am I completely off-base here? etc