RATIONALITY, LOGIC, AND THE THEORY OF ARGUMENTATION

Abstract

The theory of argumentation is supposed to be connected to rationality. Traditionally, rationality was defined in terms of logic, and at the same time considered as an essential part of the theory of argumentation. Thus argumentation acquired the property of rationality, while the rhetorical component ensured the success of communication. However, the possibilities of different logics and the existence of practical rationality assume a different order of categories by their generality: rationality, argumentation, logic.