2.2. TRUTH
As storyteller, Gerstner proceeds on the basis that all listeners have what is essential to identify the truth, whether or not they have any special education. The implication is that failure to identify truth comes from not seeing reality clearly.
Gerstner places his listeners where he was when he examined what was happening in the computer industry, and he does what he can to make what has happened intelligible to them. He proceeds on the basis that once received opinion, custom, and prejudice have been cleared away, what is true will be immediately apparent because of its distinctness and clarity.
In telling his story, Gerstner assumes parity between himself and his listeners. Although he may have a wider experience than his listeners ...
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