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->''"But when you look at what Franchise/SherlockHolmes does - you can't go out and do it at home. Sherlock Holmes is not really operating by any sort of reproducible method. He is operating by magically finding the right clues and carrying out magically correct complicated chains of deduction. Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that reading Sherlock Holmes does not inspire you to go and do likewise. Holmes is a mutant superhero. And even if you did try to imitate him, it would never work in real life."''
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Also see CompetencePorn, which might be the reason why rational fics are popular.
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Also see CompetencePorn, which might be the reason why rational fics are popular.
popular. Might devolve into a PhilosophicalParable, if rationality as an ideology or philosophy is illustrated via narrative means.
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!This trope is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16663441980.01146300 under discussion]] in the Administrivia/TropeRepairShop.
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One of the first authors to use aspects of rational thinking and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-classical_logic non-Aristotelian logic]] as the basis of their world-building and character interactions was Creator/AEVanVogt, specifically in the ''Null-A'' series.
In its modern form, the genre was popularised by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', so most self-described "rational" stories are posted online. Because of this, the name uses Fic instead of fiction; some fans use the terms Rational Fiction, Rationalist Fic, and Rationalist Fiction interchangeably, though most use Fiction for published/non-derivative works, and Rationalist for works that not only aim for realistic intelligence, but try to teach principles of rationality. A sizeable community of people who write or enjoy this type of fiction [[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational exists]] on {{Website/Reddit}}.
In its modern form, the genre was popularised by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', so most self-described "rational" stories are posted online. Because of this, the name uses Fic instead of fiction; some fans use the terms Rational Fiction, Rationalist Fic, and Rationalist Fiction interchangeably, though most use Fiction for published/non-derivative works, and Rationalist for works that not only aim for realistic intelligence, but try to teach principles of rationality. A sizeable community of people who write or enjoy this type of fiction [[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational exists]] on {{Website/Reddit}}.
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One of the first authors to use aspects of rational thinking and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-classical_logic non-Aristotelian logic]] as the basis of their world-building and character interactions was Creator/AEVanVogt, specifically in the ''Null-A'' series.
series. In its modern form, the genre was popularised by ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'', so most self-described "rational" stories are posted online. Because of this, the name uses Fic instead of fiction; some fans use the terms Rational Fiction, Rationalist Fic, and Rationalist Fiction interchangeably, though most use Fiction for published/non-derivative works, and Rationalist for works that not only aim for realistic intelligence, but try to teach principles of rationality. A sizeable community of people who write or enjoy this type of fiction [[https://www.reddit.com/r/rational exists]] on {{Website/Reddit}}.
