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Indicate which, if any, of Grice's conversational rules are violated by the italicized sentence of each of the following conversations. Assume a standard context. More than one rule might be violated. 1. "Did you like her singing?" "Her costume was beautiful." 2. "The governor has the brains of a three-year-old." 3. "The Lone Ranger rode into the sunset and jumped on his horse." 4. "Without her help, we'd be up a creek without a paddle." 5. "Where is Palo Alto?" "On the surface of the Earth." 6. "It will rain tomorrow." "How do you know?" "I just guessed." 7. "Does the dog need to go out for a W-A-L-K [spelled out]?" 8. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To get to the other side."

   Indicate which, if any, of Grice's conversational rules are violated by the italicized sentence of each of the following conversations. Assume a standard context. More than one rule might be violated.
1. "Did you like her singing?" "Her costume was beautiful."
2. "The governor has the brains of a three-year-old."
3. "The Lone Ranger rode into the sunset and jumped on his horse."
4. "Without her help, we'd be up a creek without a paddle."
5. "Where is Palo Alto?" "On the surface of the Earth."
6. "It will rain tomorrow." "How do you know?" "I just guessed."
7. "Does the dog need to go out for a W-A-L-K [spelled out]?"
8. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To get to the other side."
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Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
Cengage Advantage Books: Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic
Walter… 9th Edition
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Indicate which, if any, of Grice's conversational rules are violated by the italicized sentence of each of the following conversations. Assume a standard context. More than one rule might be violated. 1. "Did you like her singing?" "Her costume was beautiful." 2. "The governor has the brains of a three-year-old." 3. "The Lone Ranger rode into the sunset and jumped on his horse." 4. "Without her help, we'd be up a creek without a paddle." 5. "Where is Palo Alto?" "On the surface of the Earth." 6. "It will rain tomorrow." "How do you know?" "I just guessed." 7. "Does the dog need to go out for a W-A-L-K [spelled out]?" 8. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" "To get to the other side."
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