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¹Department of Philosophy, Faculty for Philosophy and Education University of Vienna Vienna Austria.

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This study addresses sincerity in bulk speech acts, like books. Sincerity isn't just combining individual assertions; speakers must explicitly mark doubtful content for genuine bulk speech.

Keywords:

calendar paradox illocutionary logic preface paradox sincerity speech acts

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Area of Science:

Philosophy of Language
Speech Act Theory

Background:

Speech Act Theory traditionally analyzes individual speech acts.
Publishing large texts (e.g., books) involves numerous simultaneous assertions, posing challenges for sincerity evaluation.
The paradox of the preface highlights difficulties in assessing sincerity for collective statements.

Purpose of the Study:

To re-evaluate the concept of sincerity within Speech Act Theory for bulk speech acts.
To propose a new framework for understanding sincerity in large-scale communication.
To address the paradox of the preface by refining sincerity conditions.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of speech acts and sincerity conditions.
Examination of the paradox of the preface.
Development of a novel criterion for sincere bulk speech.

Main Results:

Sincerity of bulk speech acts cannot be reduced to a simple conjunction of individual act sincerity.
The paradox of the preface demonstrates the inadequacy of traditional sincerity models for bulk speech.
A new model requires explicit marking of uncertain subsets within bulk communication.

Conclusions:

Rethinking sincerity is crucial for understanding large-scale communication in Speech Act Theory.
Explicitly marking doubtful content is a necessary condition for sincere bulk speech.
This work offers a refined understanding of speaker commitment in extensive publications.