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Narrative Paradigm

     Steven Smith
   & Brittani Hunter
Main Idea: People are story telling
            creatures.

 “We experience and comprehend
     life as a series of ongoing
            narratives, as
conflicts, characters, beginnings, m
          iddles, and ends.”
• Fisher defines “Narration” as
  “symbolic actions—words and/or
  deeds—that have sequence &
  meaning for those who
  live, create, or interpret them”
• Views narration as the basis of all
  human communication.
“Paradigm” is defined as “a
conceptual framework; a universal
model that calls for people to view
    events through common
        interpretive lens.”
Rational Paradigm
• Assumes that…
  – People are essentially rational.
  – We make decisions on the basis of arguments.
  – The type of speaking situation
    (legal, scientific, legislative) determines the course
    of our argument.
  – Rationality is determined by how much we know
    and how well we argue.
  – The world is a set of logical puzzles that we can
    solve through rational analysis.
Rational Paradigm (cont’d)
• Suggests that logic is privileged over
  emotion.
• Empiricism reigns.
• Rise of technological experts.
• Logos is reduced to “philosophical
  discourse & statements.”
Narrative Paradigm Assumptions
• People are storytellers.
• We make decisions based on good reasons, which
  vary depending on the communication context &
  medium.
• History, biography, culture, and character
  determine what we consider good reasons.
• Narrative rationality is determined by the
  coherence and fidelity of our stories.
• The world is a set of stories from which we
  choose.
Narrative coherence: internal
consistency in the story; the story
hangs together.

Narrative fidelity: the compatibility
between the values in a message and
what listeners consider truthful and
humane; “story strikes a responsive
chord”.
Narrative rationality: A way to evaluate the
worth of stories based on narrative
coherence and narrative fidelity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rPFvLUWkzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO8imsZl1F8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJQsBLAIE0
Critique of Fisher

Critics of the Narrative Paradigm claim that
  Fisher is overly optimistic in his view that
  people have a natural tendency to prefer
               the true and just.

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Narrative paradigm

  • 1. Narrative Paradigm Steven Smith & Brittani Hunter
  • 2. Main Idea: People are story telling creatures. “We experience and comprehend life as a series of ongoing narratives, as conflicts, characters, beginnings, m iddles, and ends.”
  • 3. • Fisher defines “Narration” as “symbolic actions—words and/or deeds—that have sequence & meaning for those who live, create, or interpret them” • Views narration as the basis of all human communication.
  • 4. “Paradigm” is defined as “a conceptual framework; a universal model that calls for people to view events through common interpretive lens.”
  • 5. Rational Paradigm • Assumes that… – People are essentially rational. – We make decisions on the basis of arguments. – The type of speaking situation (legal, scientific, legislative) determines the course of our argument. – Rationality is determined by how much we know and how well we argue. – The world is a set of logical puzzles that we can solve through rational analysis.
  • 6. Rational Paradigm (cont’d) • Suggests that logic is privileged over emotion. • Empiricism reigns. • Rise of technological experts. • Logos is reduced to “philosophical discourse & statements.”
  • 7. Narrative Paradigm Assumptions • People are storytellers. • We make decisions based on good reasons, which vary depending on the communication context & medium. • History, biography, culture, and character determine what we consider good reasons. • Narrative rationality is determined by the coherence and fidelity of our stories. • The world is a set of stories from which we choose.
  • 8. Narrative coherence: internal consistency in the story; the story hangs together. Narrative fidelity: the compatibility between the values in a message and what listeners consider truthful and humane; “story strikes a responsive chord”.
  • 9. Narrative rationality: A way to evaluate the worth of stories based on narrative coherence and narrative fidelity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rPFvLUWkzs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO8imsZl1F8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJQsBLAIE0
  • 10. Critique of Fisher Critics of the Narrative Paradigm claim that Fisher is overly optimistic in his view that people have a natural tendency to prefer the true and just.