The phrase "a convincing narrative" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a story or account that is persuasive and believable.
Example: "The author crafted a convincing narrative that kept readers engaged from start to finish."
Alternatives: "a compelling story" or "a persuasive account."
No, and there's little in the way of a convincing narrative either.
But you argue, and finding that structure to organize your information into a convincing narrative is hard.
Not dwelling on Barthelme's dark soul or his uneven work, Daugherty has created a convincing narrative from a life that was engaged, passionate and maybe even fulfilled.
Life is a series of contingent events thrown at us and out of which we have to make a convincing narrative for ourselves as individuals and collectively.
I am dangerous All too friendly Just deserts Not doing well Not just the winning that counts Groping forward ReprintsA 12-page annexe offers a convincing narrative of Iran's progress towards becoming a nuclear-weapons power.
This "admiring, comprehensive and painstaking biography," as our reviewer, Colm Toibin, described it, creates "a convincing narrative out of a life that was deeply engaged, passionate and maybe even fulfilled, despite the demons".
For all its victories in local and national polls, the anti-austerity left hasn't been able to stop austerity; the internationalist left hasn't been able to stop imperialist adventures or to stop people drowning in the Mediterranean; the counter-hegemonic left hasn't been able to find any convincing narrative beyond the one bequeathed to it by the authoritarian right.
As a politician, Trump has obvious talents—he couldn't have gotten elected president without an ability to read the Republican base, control the media narrative, and tell a convincing story to voters.
It's often said that globalisation and digitalisation explain the surge in global inequality, but that's not a very convincing narrative.
As a more convincing narrative emerges, we can only hope that enough Republicans find the conscience and guts to stand up to Trump and lay down a marker.
