Why does a reader experience cognitive dissonance when encountering unreliable narration in a complex narrative?

💡 Explanation

The reader's cognitive dissonance arises because conflicting information triggers inconsistent schema processing across narrative levels, thus straining comprehension and engagement. This outcome occurs because of schema interference, therefore causing dissonance, rather than solely intentional deception or lexical overload, which are more localized effects.

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