# Narrative Control
Narrative control is the practical influence created by determining which facts, sequence, framing, and supporting records enter a decision-making system.
## Notebook evidence
On PDF page 2, [[Scanned_20260730-1825]] places “convey your narrative to control” beside [[Wipfli]], mortgage underwriting, loan review, and the need for a well-documented file. The strongest reading is institutional rather than deceptive: a decision-maker can act only on the case the record makes available.
Pages 20–22 supply the interpersonal analogue. Interrupting a speaker can replace the speaker's narrative with the listener's incomplete frame.
## Evidentiary boundary
Documentary coherence can support truthful adjudication or manipulation. The notebook phrase alone does not establish dishonest intent; provenance, completeness, and independent corroboration determine which is occurring.
## Related notes
[[Documentary Provenance]] · [[Premature Closure]] · [[System and Organization Controls]]
## Source
- [[Scanned_20260730-1825]], PDF pages 2 and 20–22.