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Cybernetics and Systems
An International Journal
Volume 48, 2017 - Issue 8
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Strategic Talk in Film

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Figure 1. Model of mentor-mentee strategic interaction.

Figure 1. Model of mentor-mentee strategic interaction.

Figure 2. Distribution of dialogue acts: 28 mentor characters sample (left), Avatar screenplay, all characters (right).

Figure 2. Distribution of dialogue acts: 28 mentor characters sample (left), Avatar screenplay, all characters (right).

Figure 3. Distribution of moves (left) and strategies (right) for 28 mentor characters.

Figure 3. Distribution of moves (left) and strategies (right) for 28 mentor characters.

Figure 4. Relationship between moves, strategies, and dialogue acts. S (strategies): t(esting), s(ocial relationship), r(esistance), q(uest), i(nstruction), e(mpowerment); M (moves): a(ssertive), d(irective), e(licitation), n(arrative), s(ocial), v(alue = evaluative); DA (dialogue acts): y(y/n-question), w (wh-question), c (command), s (statement), i(interjection).

Figure 4. Relationship between moves, strategies, and dialogue acts. S (strategies): t(esting), s(ocial relationship), r(esistance), q(uest), i(nstruction), e(mpowerment); M (moves): a(ssertive), d(irective), e(licitation), n(arrative), s(ocial), v(alue = evaluative); DA (dialogue acts): y(y/n-question), w (wh-question), c (command), s (statement), i(interjection).

Figure 5. Distribution of strategy Empowerment over time.

Figure 5. Distribution of strategy Empowerment over time.

Figure 6. Distribution of strategy Testing over time.

Figure 6. Distribution of strategy Testing over time.

Figure 7. Distribution of strategy Quest over time.

Figure 7. Distribution of strategy Quest over time.

Figure 8. Activity timeline for three mentor characters (Morpheus, Broom, and Nathan).

Figure 8. Activity timeline for three mentor characters (Morpheus, Broom, and Nathan).

Figure 9. Dialogue acts, moves and strategies for 3 archetypical—set “A” (left) vs. the remaining 25—set “nA” (right) mentor characters.

Figure 9. Dialogue acts, moves and strategies for 3 archetypical—set “A” (left) vs. the remaining 25—set “nA” (right) mentor characters.