Grims Maxims

Question 1

Maxims of quantity

Answer 1

• make your contribution to the conversation as informative as necessary
• do not make your contribution to the conversation more imformative than necessary

Question 2

Maxim of relation

Answer 2

• be relevant

Question 3

maxim of quality

Answer 3

• do not say what you believe to be false

- do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence

Question 4

Maxims of manner

Answer 4

• avoid obscurity of expression
• avoid ambiguity
• be brief - don’t ramble
• be orderly