Discussion Questions

  • In chapter one you learned about internal consistency, which suggests that theories within the same context should have similarities. In what ways do you see internal consistency with the four theories in this chapter?
  • Aristotle openly preferred logos. Fisher emphasizes mythos. Discuss whether storytelling is a separate means of persuasion (alongside logos, pathos, and ethos) OR whether it truly is integrated in the original three posited by Aristotle.
  • Perceived behavioral control can bypass behavioral intent altogether in the theory of planned behavior. In what instances did that happen to you? How were both self-efficacy and controllability in effect?