Weiser (2009), "'As Usual I Fell On the Bias'"

Weiser (2009) examines the role of "falling on the bias" in a context of dramatistic analysis.

1. By "falling on the bias," Burke referred not to compromise, but to a way of finding the best elements in each side of an argument. Weiser (2009) points out that this new bias position may not be agreed upon by either side. The important aspect of the bias position is not to join together two sides but to work against attitudes of absolutism.

2. Dramatism allows critics to find the bias position by looking at relationships between elements. As Weiser (2009) points out, dramatism is not about naming an absolute meaning, but about understanding the way that elements of a situation work together. Weiser (2009) argues that this process can bring out a position that lies across seemingly conflicting positions.

3. In order to achieve the "bias-falling parliamentary dialectic," one must
a. recognize that two perspectives are at odds with one another and
b. talk about the competing perspectives in a way that universalizes them.