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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | A [[ | + | A [[narrative]] is a story which attempts to explain real-world events by [[interpretive framing|framing]] a set of facts in a way that leads to a particular [[moral/belief|moral]] interpretation. A narrative will typically advance a theory involving cause-and-effect and/or motivation. |
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| + | We rely on narratives in order to make moral decisions and judgements. Unfortunately, it is very easy to construct false narratives, including narratives that are more [[emotional argument|emotionally compelling]] than theories which fit the facts better. | ||
==Related== | ==Related== | ||
| − | + | * [[truth/official|Official truth]] is generally constructed around a narrative. | |
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 7 February 2025
About
A narrative is a story which attempts to explain real-world events by framing a set of facts in a way that leads to a particular moral interpretation. A narrative will typically advance a theory involving cause-and-effect and/or motivation.
We rely on narratives in order to make moral decisions and judgements. Unfortunately, it is very easy to construct false narratives, including narratives that are more emotionally compelling than theories which fit the facts better.
Related
- Official truth is generally constructed around a narrative.
News
- 2025/01/21 [L..T] A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Big Anti-Trans Executive Order «...Trump signed an executive order [...] aimed squarely at dismantling legal and social recognition of transgender people across the United States.» / «This far-reaching order impacts nearly every aspect of transgender lives, from federal identification to education, healthcare, and workplace protections.»
- 2014/05/14 [L..T] How Five American Companies Control What You Think «The explanation is surprisingly simple: There aren't numerous US mass media news sources at all; there are just five. Five giant corporations control 90 percent of US mass media. And direct links connect all five of these media conglomerates to the political establishment and the economic and political power-elites of the United States.»
- 2013/05/20 [L..T] 'We Have Always Fought': Challenging the 'Women, Cattle and Slaves' Narrative «And then there came a day when you started writing about your own llamas. Unsurprisingly, you didn't choose to write about the soft, downy, non-cannibalistic ones you actually met, because you knew no one would find those 'realistic.'»