For
Oral stories preserve culture where writing was absent.
Against
Memory changes over time and details get lost.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Oral accounts can be accurate, and beat a written document which may be misunderstood.”
“No witnesses are completely accurate, but every witness can add something to history by telling their story.”
“As you go back in time, oral traditions lose their details; precision is lost.”
“If details are missing, a bearer will fill them in, adding things as needed.”