The rhetorical power of a compelling story: A critique of a “Toughlove” parental support group

Hollihan, Thomas A.; Riley, Patricia

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“…'s fictional deeds function not only as symbols, but also as displays which help audiences behold and participate in unfamiliar states of mind. In a different context, Hollihan and Riley's (1987) critique of storytelling in "Toughlove" groups raises intriguing questions about how a rhetoric of possibility functions in interpersonal communication. Central to this research is the study of how members of support groups encounter unsuspected possibilities in others' stories.…”

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Narrative and the rhetoric of possibility

Kirkwood

1992

Communication Monographs

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Narrative and the rhetoric of possibility

Kirkwood

1992

Communication Monographs

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“…The media stories and commentaries, and the themes they illustrate about inclusive education, lend insight into the participants' beliefs, actions and world views, as well as their conflicts of opinion and perception relative to the setting (Hollihan & Riley, 1987). Although this paper touched on just a few of the prominent themes about inclusive education in the news, we believe the themes offered in this paper dominate the discussion.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Fisher's framework has proven useful by enabling scholars to interpret reality, establish connections between people's stories and behaviour, and judge the narratives presented by others for completeness and consistency (Hollihan & Riley, 1987;Foss, 1989). When applied narrowly, as in the case of this study, the standards for narrative probability and fidelity are useful; 'not so much for testing the argument in a story but for testing its potential credibility with a particular audience and as a test of informal logic' (p. 52).…”

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The News of Inclusive Education: A narrative analysis

Dorries¹,

Haller²

2001

Disability & Society

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This paper investigates a nationally publicised case in the debate over the best method of educating millions of children with severe disabilities. Using Fisher's narrative paradigm, this paper analyses 4 years of the extensive media coverage of the legal battles of Mark Hartmann's family. The 11-year-old's parents took the Loudoun County, VA, Board of Education to court to reinstate their autistic son in a regular classroom. Much media attention focused on the story because it dramatised the issues concerning the national debate about inclusion. The paper provides a synopsis of the narratives about inclusive education within the news media that arose from their coverage of the Hartmann case. Through the press, competing interests told their stories to the public, hoping to win the moral high ground and persuade others of the 'good reasons' that support their understanding of the costs or beneŽ ts of inclusion. Although the Hartmanns lost in court, this narrative analysis suggests that the family and its supporters provided more persuasive narrative themes in the news media's court of public opinion, thus advancing the national inclusion movement.Inclusive education for disabled children has been a major focus for disability activists and parents of disabled children since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) became law in 1975. Although a prominent topic in the minds of Americans with school-age children, the issue has only recently begun to attract media attention. News coverage of education issues in general has improved over the years (Hynds, 1989), and with that has come more attention to high-proŽ le cases of inclusive education. In 1999, Haller confirmed that in general coverage of disability issues, the news media most often focus on topics related to disabled children (23%) and inclusive education (17%). General education issues were also a popular topic in disability-related stories at 10% (Haller, 1999).One explanation for the current news media interest in inclusive education is that 20 years after it was first passed, IDEA was updated and re-authorised in 1997. The result of IDEA has been

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“…Consequently, each member of the peer group is as much a persuader as he or she is persuaded. Hollihan and Riley (1987) explained the importance of this symbolic process: Shared stories play an important role in the lives of those who tell them, for they are a way for people to capture and relate their experiences in the world. These stories respond to people's sense of reason and emotion, to their intellects and imagination, to the facts as they perceived them, and to their values.…”

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A Couple of White Guys Sitting around Talking

DeSantis

2003

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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At a small, independently owned cigar shop in a moderate-sized southern city, approximately thirty customers regularly gather at what has become a de facto men's smoking club to discuss sports, politics, religion, and the joys of cigar smoking. Of all the conversations to take place at Tullio's, however, none are as passionate or as recurring as the discussions on the health risks associated with cigar smoking. During these encounters, the “regulars” collectively create a linguistic defense shield that, ironically, protects them from the anxiety produced by antismoking messages. Specifically, the regulars at the shop collectively craft and share five prosmoking arguments that (1) refute the findings of the medical establishment, (2) anesthetize them from the impact of antismoking messages, and (3) relieve their cognitive dissonance and anxiety created by the act of smoking.

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The rhetorical power of a compelling story: A critique of a “Toughlove” parental support group

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Narrative and the rhetoric of possibility

Narrative and the rhetoric of possibility

The News of Inclusive Education: A narrative analysis

A Couple of White Guys Sitting around Talking

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