Vivid language , using concrete images and emotional tone, creates a desired picture of a situation or idea. Nonverbal cues, such as appearance, can be very impressive. Contemporary Applications of Research Storytelling is a basic mode of communication that reduces a case to the level of the average juror. According to Bennett, storytelling helps jurors process information and make complex judgments. Storytelling identifies the central action of the event.
Jurors interpret the central action by drawing inferences from it.
Jurors test the completeness and consistency of the story. Witnesses also use stories to explain their side. We, the Jury. The Jury System and the Ideal of Democracy. Behind the Scenes of the Trial of the Century .