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Stasis

Stasis. A heuristic. What is a Heuristic?. A heuristic is a pattern for solving problems A series of steps a person can use to figure out the parameters of a problem By working through heuristic patterns, we can understand the central issue of a problem: Is it a problem of Policy?

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Stasis

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  1. Stasis A heuristic

  2. What is a Heuristic? • A heuristic is a pattern for solving problems • A series of steps a person can use to figure out the parameters of a problem • By working through heuristic patterns, we can understand the central issue of a problem: • Is it a problem of • Policy? • Value? • Fact? • There are five steps (or questions to ask) in a heuristic of Stasis

  3. Stasis is one such heuristic • Stasis is a particular heuristic which aims to figure out the state of things. • The five questions to ask are: • Fact: What is the situation? • Cause: How is it causing the problem? • Definition: What is the problem exactly? • Value: Is the thing good or bad? How bad is it? • Policy: What should we do about it?

  4. Here’s a Concrete Example • What is the situation? • How is it causing the problem? • What is the problem exactly? • The coffee stand in the library • The coffee stand makes noise • It is noisy in a place that is supposed to be quiet

  5. The Coffee Stand, cont. • Is the thing good or bad? How bad? • What should we do about it? • How much noise are we willing to put up with in a library? How much of a disturbance does the noise cause? • Do we get rid of the coffee altogether? Do we limit the hours? What should we do?

  6. Stasis By following the steps of the Stasis Heuristic we can determine the real issue in a situation wherein multiple problematic symptoms exist.

  7. Grant-Davie’s reference to Stasis • Grant-Davie argues that Stasis can be used to figure out the exigence for a particular rhetorical discourse.

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