If mnemonics are aids to help remember ideas/information, then they could be referred to as representation of the message that needs to be not just archived but recalled.
In the context of cultural mnemonics, they are created for a purpose, and can be viewed from the points of view of closed/open texts, depending on the interpretation of the user and whether they are just seen from the common sensical perspective where the the user is just supposed to retrace the given thoughts.
It could be exemplified by a conversation: The question was that if there is a mosque in the university, then why not other places of worship like a church, synagogue, temple etc. depending upon the presence of students who believe in different faiths/religions/ideas. He answered: As muslims are in majority hence the mosque and it is also convenient to have a mosque in the university premises because it allows them to attend classes etc. And was a little confused as to whether there should be other places of worship built or not.
He probably could not come up with a decisive answer because the rhetorical dictionary of common sense ran out of answers.
His answers are synonymous to the act of stamping information, where surfaces are engraved with built-in action to recreate the given reflections, so then it can also be said that memory for the most part is to recall the created and contextualized representations.
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