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Dramatica
Dictionary
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Knowledge -- Most
terms in Dramatica are unique, however four items have two uses, serving
both as Variation and Element. This is a result of the fundamental importance
of the concepts represented by these four items: Thought, Knowledge, Ability,
and Desire.
[Variation]
-- dyn.pr. Thought<-->Knowledge -- that which one
holds to be true -- Knowledge is something a character holds to be true.
That does not necessarily mean it IS true but just that the character
believes it is. The gulf between what is known and what is true can
create enormous misconceptions and inaccurate evaluations. -- syn.
held truth, maintained information, presumed facts, accepted ideas
[Element]
-- dyn.pr. Thought<-->Knowledge -- that which one holds
to be true -- The Knowledge characteristic urges a character to rely
on what is held to be true. The Character representing Knowledge will
tap the resources of its information to find parallels and understanding
that he can apply to the issue at hand. The advantage of Knowledge is
that one need not learn what is already known, thereby skipping non-essential
re-evaluations and getting a head start with solving a problem. The
difficulty is that Knowledge can be wrong. Without re-evaluation dogma
sets in -- rigor mortis of thought, leading to inflexibility and closed
minded-ness because the Character believes no re-consideration is needed
since the subject is already "known." -- syn. learnedness,
held truths, authoritative certainty, generally agreed upon truths
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