it does not matter is the story is true. what matters is that one comes away with some thing one did not have before. if the text was a text book designed for the sole purpose of learning then it would be a different story. The story does not have to be true it has to mean some thing. when one has an opinion and an emotion to go with it that is what matters, and if the feeling and emotions and the manner in which one relates to the story that has to be true. 

I think it dosen't matter if the story is true or not. Some storys are only written to make some people happy or some authors write their opinions into a story. The important thing it that you form your opinion.

I'm not exactly sure if truth is important or not. I think it depends on the intention of the author for the reader. If the author wants an important feeling they would want the book to be based on truth because our society holds truth in its' highest authority. Now, if the author wants the reader to get more of a less serious feeling maybe the book would not be based on truth. I think its all the authors' intention for their viewing audience.

Truth in a story does not matter in specific stories. In a story that is declared as a fictious story the truth does not matter because it is used for only entertainment. But when a story is declared as a true story but is actually fictional. It is not right especially if it has actual deep meaning for a specific person.
You can't really tell if a story that claims to be true actually is. The author can say that the book is based on actual facts on real people but you can never truley tell if it is a lie or not. The only way to truley tell if a story is false is if the author publishes it as fiction or if the events of the story extend out of the relm of reality.

If you do not have firsthand experience to the story being told, then the speaker has complete control of the facts he/she whishes to give you. Therefore, it does not have to be true, since the audience would be oblivious if the story was a lie. So, no, it does not matter if the speaker tells the truth or not, because the opinions and facts that the audience recieves is completely determined by the speaker, but only if the audience has no knowledge of any key aspects of the story.

Truth within a story is important, but how much truth in the story is actually included does not matter. The author is the only one who should know the complete truth in a story. The truth can be told in parts and segments throughout the story and by doing so adds an interesting perspective to the story. The reader or listener is given small parts of the truth at a time and is forced to figure out and interpret what is actual true or false information.

the truth of a story matters, but depending on the contents of the story. if the story contains issues where to not tell the truth would cause conflict, such as a story involving a real person commiting a crime. however in a fictional story with belivable events, it does not matter if the story is true or not, as long as there is an understanding that the story is true or fiction. without this understanding, confusion and misconseptions about the story and the events within the story, and their authenticity.

If a story is told it does not matter if it is fact or fiction as long as the person hearing the story is aware that it is true or false.  It is important to be aware if a story is true or false because the story can sway the opinions of others.  Unscrupulous people  use the naïveté of others to their advantage.  Political propaganda is a good example of this. Politicians often make strong accusations to influence public opinion and the public rarely knows if the claims are true or false.  If a person is aware that a story is true or false then a story can be used to make a point and generally instruct others in different ways of looking at a situation.  People can then make up their own minds as to what they think of it.

The importance of truth within a story varies from subject matter and reasoning. For example, if a story was trying to be told to make a point, it truth would definitely assist in the validity of the point. If someone was lead to believe that the story was true when it wasn't, and he focuses on the points within that story hoping for the same outcome, the result could be extremely harmful. Possible outcomes from acting upon truth in a story are endless, as are the consequences. Truth does matter, but in varying degrees from story to story.

It depends on where in the story the author chooses to ignore truth. In the case of fiction, truth is not a very important factor because people expect the author to be telling a made up story, not matter how real it may seem. But in telling a story with believable factors, one must be careful. Truth should be placed where it is most important, that is involving another person and their life. If not, a lie could become hurtful and deceitful, regardless of if the writer/story-teller intended it to do so. The placement of truth is crucial and important and should not be ignored due to respect to others and to the circumstances of the story. 

That being said, many stories and writings have stretched the truth in various places as to make the tale more interesting to readers.

The truth is only as important as the value of the information. In other words, the significance of the truth is directly proportional to the intensity or importance of the subject. Telling the truth about spilt milk is relatively insignificant compared to telling the truth about a murder. The consequences of the answer are also a factor in how important it is to tell the truth. Telling the truth about how you accidentally killed someone has less of a consequence then if you admit to spilling milk on a bomb on purpose so that it exploded and killed many people.

When telling or writing a piece of fiction, the situation alters slightly. When a person is telling a story of fiction or fantasy they can lie about things that are important without consequence because of two reasons; firstly the reader or audience can already assume that there is little truth to the work and can look past it to a deeper meaning. Secondly, the writer can safely assume that nothing he has said will be taken as the truth and is able to convey his emotions or thoughts to the reader without fearing consequence. This is crucial in that many stories that hold ideas, can be told as lies and accepted as the truth. So one can safely say that while telling the truth is important, a writer's liberty from truth is equally important to the development of ideas that form truth.

The veracity of any story is unimportant with one major exception. Where the story claims to be true it is very important. In fiction the story is expected not to be true but it must always be believable within the parameters of the fictional universe that the author creates. In allegory jokes and morality tails, if the story communicates the meaning that it is intended to then it’s truthfulness does not factor in to the equation. However all forms of stories that claim to be truthful, whether they fulfill that requirement or not is of the upmost importance, because writing should never misrepresent it’s self, and that matters in all writing.

The Truth’s Importance

The truth’s importance varies upon the situation. If the information that is going to be given is going to influence somebody’s decisions or actions, then the information should be truthful. Acting on incorrect information can be very detrimental. There are other times when the truth must be shielded. Some times this is a matter of preserving tradition, as is the case with Christmas. Other times the truth must be worked around to avoid hurting somebody’s feelings. It is not right to lie outright, but if it is done delicately, it is ok.

Question: does it matter if a story is true or not?

Let's just say someone tells you a story, any story involving believable aspects (no trolls or young Republicans*). Does it matter if it's true or not? Make sure you answer in a manner that appeals to logic. Answer by Wed/Thur.


* - I realize there are young republicans out there; just thought you all could use some levity.