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The Narrative Paradigm: Walter Fisher
Griffen Chapter 23Lecture 17.11.2009
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Storytelling (p. 298-9)
Storytelling epitomized (defines) human nature
Reasons to agree Good story very effective Evidence and proof are less effective
Narrative Paradigm Nothing Didactic (clear and instructive) Nothing Descriptive
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Defining Narration (p. 300)
3 Elements Symbolic Actions (words and deeds) Sequence and meaning Those who live, create and interpret them
Broad: Rooted in time and space Explains all human experience
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Paradigm (p. 300)
Conceptual Framework (way of thinking) Ontology Epistemology Axiology
Narrative Paradigm (Stories as persuasion) A text without a story cannot persuade
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The Rational Paradigm: 5 Elements (p. 301)
Humans use reason/logic/arguments Decision making based arguments Speaking situation maps argument Rationality=knowledge + argumentation World: Puzzled to be solved by reason
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Artistotle: Rhetoric 101
Aristotle’s Rhetoric Genres:
Political (future oriented; good or bad plans) Ceremonial (present; praise or blame) Forensic (past oriented: right or wrong)
Artistic Appeals: Ethos (character of speaker or audience) Pathos (passions and emotions) Logos (arguments and evidence)
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Narrative Paradigm: 5 Elements (pp. 301-2)
Humans are story tellers not rational Good reasons: depend on medium and
situation History, biography, culture Narrative rationality: coherence (holding
together) and fidelity (apparent truth) of our stories
We choose stories to create and re-create our lives
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Shift in Focus: Back to Aristotle
Rational Privileges: Logos Ethos
Narrative Privileges: Pathos Ethos