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How would Burke respond to Fisher's criteria for narrative rationality? What are the good reasons behind the scapegoat and victimage? How might he respond to the story of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz? |
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How does Fisher's theory of narrative compare to Aristotle's treatment of the example as a rhetorical form of inductive proof? |
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Compare the three theories of public rhetoric featured in this book. What are their primary similarities and differences? Which do you find the most compelling? Useful? Problematic? Difficult to understand and/or apply? |
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How does Fisher's narrative paradigm relate to the stories told and stories lived of CMM? |
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Do you agree with Griffin's claim that Hirokawa and Gouran's functional perspective on group decision making is a perfect example of the rational-world paradigm? |
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How might Geertz and Pacanowsky (and Philipsen) respond to Fisher's narrative paradigm? |
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