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It is good to be able to recognize charming tales and other biases and influences in a narrative. Having them pointed out counteracts the readiness of people to

• coldtea 1y ago
  >Knowing that something is a tale does not have to take away from it. Oh, but it does. Here's "a thing that happened" vs "here's a tall tale" means whatever message is approached very differently.
  • vntok 1y ago
    "You know the great story you've been telling others for years as truth? It was in fact a lie" is much much worse. Better to know up front that a tale is only a parable.
  • dxdm 1y ago
    > Here's "a thing that happened" vs "here's a tall tale" means whatever message is approached very differently. I agree. I meant to point out that tales can be entertaining and/or instructional, too, even while we're aware of what they are. ("Knowing that a story is fictional does not take away from it", maybe I should've written that.) My point still stands, though: knowing a tale from a "thing that happened" is important, and what you said underscores why.