Cognitive Bias and Narrative Credibility in Proust

IF 0.1 3区文学 0 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM

PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE Pub Date : 2021-06-29 DOI:10.1353/phl.2021.0000

Darci L. Gardner

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Abstract

Abstract:Literary narrators often have warped perceptions of reality and/or motives to deceive. To inspire confidence in questionable sources, I argue, authors sometimes take advantage of readers' cognitive biases. This article explains how three rhetorical devices—maxims, illustrative anecdotes, and speculative statements—can appeal to these predispositions so as to make dubious claims seem credible. Drawing examples from Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, I illustrate how these stylistic elements can lead readers to trust the narrator more than they rationally should, and I propose that these tactics are essential to our enjoyment of the novel.

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普鲁斯特的认知偏差与叙事可信度

摘要：文学叙述者往往对现实有扭曲的看法和/或欺骗的动机。我认为，为了激发人们对可疑来源的信心，作者有时会利用读者的认知偏见。这篇文章解释了三种修辞手段——格言、例证轶事和推测性陈述——如何吸引这些倾向，从而使可疑的说法看起来可信。我以马塞尔·普鲁斯特的《寻找逝去的时间》为例，说明了这些风格元素是如何让读者比理性地更信任叙述者的，我认为这些策略对我们欣赏这部小说至关重要。

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