BBA 19

1. Fisher believes that human nature is epitomized by

2. Which of the following is one of the assumptions of the prevailing rational-world paradigm?

3. Which of the following is one of the assumptions of the narrative paradigm?

4. The ultimate test of narrative coherence is whether or not

5. To the extent that the details of the story portray the world we live in, the narrative has

6. Fisher believes that stories can be evaluated using the twin tests of narrative

7. According to Fisher, the ideal audience

8. One critic of Fisher's theory charges that his narrative paradigm

9. Which of the following is not one of the values that Fisher believes shapes our logic of good reasons?

10. The narrative paradigm has been criticized because

11. Fisher holds that all forms of human communication need to be seen fundamentally as stories.
True False

12. Fisher maintains that offering good reasons has more to do with telling a compelling story than it does with piling up evidence or constructing a tight argument.
True False

13. Fisher argues that only a very few types of communication are either purely descriptive or didactic.
True False

14. The narrative paradigm sees the world as a collection of logical puzzles that we can solve through rational analysis.
True False

15. According to Fisher, not all stories are equally good.
True False