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For the negative connotation, I feel like you could wrap it into "storytelling" But ya, I agree
Storytelling is definitely important in terms of communicating information. Storytelling is basically a logical sequence that appeals to peoples' emotions and relies on things they already understand. I don't think it's necessary. Incentives, however, are absolutely so.
