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anecdote
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noun, a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
Tweetymologies
How people on twitter are using the word anecdote
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anecdote
- 1) noun, a short usually amusing account of an incident, esp a personal or biographical one
Etymology
C17: from Medieval Latin anecdota unpublished items, from Greek anekdotos unpublished, from an- + ekdotos published, from ekdidonai, from ek- out + didonai to give
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
Your modern example is a good one.
I think you could explain the monologue after reading it though.
Anecdotes are used to persuade people?
Love the Tiger Aguilera anecdote! So relevant. To answer Audrey's question, anecdotes can explain a concept and sway people because it makes a personal connection that may the tipping point where people join you and your cause or point of view. Capice?