The Rules and Paradoxes of Disputation

This chapter delves into the concepts of relevance and logical reasoning in disputations. It explores the differences between obligational disputations and Aristotle's dialectical disputations, emphasizing the role of doubt and the lack of substantive issues in the former. The chapter also discusses the criticism of the Aristotelians towards the Stoics' interest in logic and examines the disagreement between authors regarding the idea that the value of a proposition may depend on its position in a sequence.