The Narrative Paradigm
THE NARRATIVE PARADIGM of WALTER FISHER MAIN PRINCIPLE: The Narrative Paradigm posits the idea that all forms of communication are narrative except phatic communication which aims to establish interaction between people instead of giving information. It also holds the idea that humans are story-telling animals and that they rely on narratives or stories to make sense of their world. However, not all narratives are equally compelling or effective. Thus, the notion of narrative rationality is employed to assess or judge the quality of stories. Additionally, the narrative rationality is comprised of narrative coherence and narrative fidelity . Narrative coherence looks at the consistency of the story while the narrative fidelity seeks to determine the values of the story that resonates with the values of the people the narratives are directed to. NARRATIVE PARADIGM VERSUS CONSTRUCTIVISM PARADIGM:
