Walter Fisher proposed the narrative paradigm theory, which argues that human communication should be viewed as storytelling. According to the theory, people experience and understand their lives as a series of stories that have a beginning, middle, end, characters, and conflict. The way people communicate events in their past and future involves telling stories and constructing logical arguments using good reasons based on history, culture, and the people involved.

2.  Narrative paradigm; a theory
proposed by Walter Fisher;
 Fisher believe that all form of human
communication are to be seen
fundamentally as STORIES.
 That all meaningful communication
is a form of story telling or giving a
report of events and so human being
experience and comprehend life as a
series of ongoing narratives each
with their own

3. 1. conflict
2. characters
3. beginning
4. middle and
5. end
The way people communicate their
deeds, behavior whether in past or
future has more to do with telling
stories that produce evidence or
construct a LOGICAL argument.

4.  Traditional paradigm of the rational
world that seems scientific or
philosophical approach to
knowledge assumes that are Logical
and make decision on the basis of
evidence and line of argument.
 Rationality is determined by how
much we know and how well we
argue in making decision and it
depends on judgment about “GOOD
REASON”

5.  Good reason include;
history, culture, and perception
about the status and characters of
the other people involved
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FISHERS
Pillars of Walter Fishers
. People are story tellers
. People interpret stories by using
good reasons.

6.  According to Fishers theory good reasons are
events of histories or past events in one’s own
life culture, and character involved.
SITUATION MODE
When people experience a story what follows is
the mental representation of the text. This
mental representation is called a SITUATION
MODE.
This support Fishes mode because people
describe the text by determining good reasons.

7. PROBABILITY AND FIDELITY
People have inherent skill in determining
probability
Example, Tuntu is a very bright student majoring
English, he likes politics because of this he is a
representative of his department.
. Which of the two statements is more probable:-
Statement 1. Tuntu is a farmer
Statement 2. Tuntu is a farmer engaging in issues
of developing his village he is also a chairman
in his village

8.  Probably statement 2. will be more probable
Narrative fidelity is defined as whether or not the
story that people experience relate to what they
know to be true in their own life.
NARRATIVE RATIONALITY
Shows the way we relate to the story
. It contain two criteria
1. Narrative Coherence- story sticks together
parts make a whole, characters are consistent
that makes us trust the story

9. 2. Narrative Fidelity;- the story match up with our
life and correlate with our ideas, values, and
experiences

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