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Anna Decker

Amanda Wright

Meghan Schneider



Narrative Paradigmy In 1978 Fisher introduced the concept of good reasons,

which lead to his proposal of the narrative paradigm in

1984.y Proposal: offering good reasons has more to do with

telling a compelling story than it does with piling upevidence or constructing a tight argument.

y Fisher regards almost all types of communication asstory.



PAY ATTENTION!!!!y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erhrv HZjVRQ&fea

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Fun Factsy For every story told there has to be reasoning behind it

to make it believable. V alues are based on beliefs you

have developed over time.y Watch the skit and answer the following questions!

y Why is this story a narrative paradigm?

y *********QUESTION ABOUT SKIT**********



Five Assumptions of Walter Fishery 1. People are essentially storytellers.

y 2. We make decisions on the basis of good reasons, which vary depending on the communication

situation, media, and genre.y 3. History, Biography, culture, and character

determine what we consider good reasons.

y 4. Narrative rationality is determined by the

coherence and fidelity of our stories.y 5. The world is a set of stories from which we

choose, and thus constantly re-create, our lives.



Narrative Rationalityy Narrative Coherence: Does the Story Hang Together?

y Deals with how probable the story sounds to the hearer.

y Does the narrative hang together?

y Do the people & events it portrays seem to be of onepiece?

y Are they part of an organic whole?

y Do the characters act consistently?

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When we are convinced the narrator hasnt left outdetails, f udged the facts, or ignored plausibleinterpretations.



Vocabulary!!y Narrative Paradigm- a theoretical framework that views

narrative as a basis of all human communication.

y Narrative rationality - a way to evaluate the worth of stories based on the twin standards of narrative coherenceand fidelity.

y Narrative coherence-internal consistency with charactersacting in a reliable fashion; the story holds together.

y Narrative Fidelity - congruence between values embeddedin a message and what listeners regard as truthf ul andhumane; the story strikes a responsive chord.



Take Another Look!y http://hu-

tcn jcom103sp08.blogspot.com/2008/03/narrative-

paradigm-good-will-hunting.html

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