Narrative risks in science writing for the lay public
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Muurlink, Olav
McAllister, Peter
McAllister, Peter
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2015
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The narrative method of presenting popular science method promises to extend the audience of science, but carries risks related to two broad aspects of story: the power of narrative to impose a compelling and easily interpretable structure on discrete events and the unpredictability and mystique associated with story.
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JOURNAL OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
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14
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3
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