Chapter 5 Meaning Postulates and Rules of Argumentation: Remarks concerning the pragmatic tie between meaning (of terms) and truth (of propositions)

Chapters in this book

1. I-X I
2. Introduction 1
3. Logical and Dialectical Perspectives
4. Chapter 1. Probative Logic: REVIEW & PREVIEW 7
5. Chapter 2. Logic to Some Purpose: Theses against the Deductive-Nomological Paradigm in the Science of Logic 33
6. Chaper 3. Logic Naturalized: Recovering A Tradition 47
7. Chapter 4. Beyond Induction and Deduction 57
8. Chapter 5 Meaning Postulates and Rules of Argumentation: Remarks concerning the pragmatic tie between meaning (of terms) and truth (of propositions) 65
9. Chapter 6. Arab Dialecticians on Rational Discussion 73
10. Rhetorical and Epistemological Perspectives
11. Chapter 7. An Historical Approach to the Study of Argumentation 81
12. Chapter 8. Argument and Usable Traditions 93
13. Chapter 9. The Rhetorical Perspective on Argument 101
14. Chapter 10. Rhetorical Communication as Argumentation 111
15. Chapter 11. Argumentation without Proposition 121
16. Chapter 12. Generational Argument 129
17. Chapter 13. Valuing Dissensus 145
18. Chapter 14. Rescher on Pascal’s Wager Argument 159
19. Chapter 15. Argumentation and Narrativity 165
20. Pragmatic and Conversational Perspectives
21. Chapter 16. The Function of Argumentation: A Pragmatic Approach 179
22. Chapter 17. Argumentation, Inquiry and Speech Act Theory 189
23. Chapter 18. For Reason’s Sake: Maximal Argumentative Analysis of Discourse 201
24. Chapter 19. Rational and Pragmatic Aspects of Argument 217
25. Chapter 20. The Management of Disagreement in Conversation 229
26. Chapter 21. Identity Management in Argumentative Discourse 241
27. Chapter 22. Measuring Argumentative Competence 253
28. Chapter 23. Some Figures of Speech 263
29. Argumentation Analysis, Evaluation and Fallacies
30. Chapter 24. Towards a Typology of Argumentative Schemes 275
31. Chapter 25. Enthymematic Arguments 289
32. Chapter 26. Argument Evaluation 299
33. Chapter 27. Naess’s Dichotomy of Tenability and Relevance 307
34. Chapter 28. Reseller’s Plausibility Thesis and the Justification of Arguments: A Critical Appraisal 317
35. Chapter 29. What is a Fallacy? 323
36. Chapter 30. Some Fallacies about Fallacies 331
37. Chapter 31. Ad Baculum, Self-interest and Pascal’s Wager 343
38. Applications of Argumentation Theory
39. Chapter 32. Rational Argumentation and Political Deception 353
40. Chapter 33. Evolution of Judicial Argument in Free Expression Cases 365
41. Chapter 34. Argumentation in English and Finnish Editorials 373
42. Chapter 35. Critical Thinking in the Strong Sense and The Role of Argumentation in Everyday Life 379
43. Chapter 36. Informal logic and the eductive-inductive distinction 383
44. Chapter 37. Arguments and Explanations 389
45. List of Contributors 395