ABSTRACT
Logic has traditionally been presented as a discipline that studies and improves one's reasoning. Logical rules-in a raw form-are inherent in any language worth its name and, in fact, can be seen as establishing a kind of 'backbone' of the language. The inherent, constitutive nature of rudimentary logical rules is, what distinguishes specifically logical studies from other kinds of studies focused on argumentation and reasoning. This chapter suggests that those who take for granted that beliefs are prior to the appearance of logical relations, as well as those who adhere to the view that logic is best seen as a kind of rational belief management, may well be making their way up a blind alley. The artificial languages of logic are to bring to light certain features of natural languages, but they embody them in a much more orderly fashion than is to be found in the natural languages.
