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In this article it is pointed out what kind of rules for communication and argumentation are required in order to make it possible to resolve disputes in an orderly way. In section 2, Gricean maxims and Searlean speech act conditions are integrated in such a way that five general rules for communication can be formulated. In section 3, starting from Lewis's definition of convention, it is argued that the interactional effect of accepting is conventionally linked with the complex communicative act complex of argumentation. In section 4, the rules for argumentation are placed in a dialogical perspective.
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Van Eemeren, F.H., Grootendorst, R. Rules for argumentation in dialogues. Argumentation 2, 499–510 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128989
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