Module 2.1 · Why Stories Win

Narrative Mechanism Analyzer

Walk through a structured self-assessment of your Level 1 micro-story. Score each of the four persuasion mechanisms, see your results, and set specific goals for Level 2.

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Narrative Mechanism Analyzer

Score your micro-story against the four mechanisms of narrative persuasion and identify your Level 2 growth edges.

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Recall Your Story

Pull up your Level 1 micro-story and read it with fresh eyes.

Before you score anything, re-read your Level 1 micro-story (Module 1.1). Read it slowly — as a listener would hear it, not as the person who wrote it. Musashi wrote about the difference between 'seeing' and 'looking.' Looking is passive. Seeing is active, penetrating, purposeful. Read your story the way a samurai sees the battlefield — not what you hope is there, but what's actually there.

How to approach this

Open your Level 1 micro-story from Module 1.1. Read it twice: once for the experience, once for the craft. On the second read, notice where you feel pulled in and where you drift. That drift is data.

Paste or summarize your Level 1 micro-story here

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First impression on re-reading — what do you notice now that you didn't before?

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Transportation

Does your story create an immersive experience?

Identification

Can your target listener see themselves in the story?

Emotional Arousal

Does your story evoke a specific, action-driving emotion?

Reduced Counter-Arguing

Does your point arrive — or does it get announced?

Your Mechanism Profile

See where you stand across all four mechanisms.

Your Level 2 Growth Goals

Based on your scores, set 2–3 specific goals for Level 2.