Chud's Definitions

[Michael Bryant <MBRYANT@central.weber.edu>]

SIMPLE NARRATIVE = stories which neither prove or disprove the
                    resolution

NARRATIVE = any persuasive appeal

Given those definitions, I can see how many might misinterpret what
the narrative approach is about. I'll take Adam on his invitation to
kritik his definitions:

1. I have never advocated what Adam calls a "simple narrative." The
stories should relate to the resolution. If the judge can't perceive
a connection (and an implied direction) from the stories presented,
then indeed there is little left to vote on.

2. Simply because most of us interpret the meaning of most
communication in a narrative fashion (see Fisher or Burke) does not
mean that all communication is narrative. There are clear and
specific delineations in the world of literary criticism in regards
to the required elements for story-creation. Kenneth Burke's Pentad
is a method of interpreting the strengths of narrative interpretation
based on five different essential elements of a story. While I have
certainly seen some efforts in traditional debate that have met these
requirements, those events have been rare. I reject the implication
that all persuasive appeals are stories.


Bear






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