说理方式的交锋——林纾与蔡元培之争新探

The Conflict of Reasoning Style: A New Probe into the Debate between LIN Shu and CAI Yuanpei

林纾与蔡元培之争是不同说理方式的交锋.林纾使用了类比说理、偷换逻辑条件、'以比喻代推理'等说理方式,存在比较明显的漏洞;蔡元培以精确、符合逻辑的说理方式对其回击,简化并击溃了林纾的论点.'林蔡之争'体现出文言与白话在说理中的不同效用,并可以启发对文学论争中'真理'标准的思考.

The dispute between LIN Shu and CAI Yuanpei is a confrontation of different ways of reasoning.LIN Shu used analogical reasoning,stealing logic conditions,and“using analogy to replace reasoning”rea-soning,which had obvious loopholes.CAI Yuanpei responded to LIN Shu in a precise and logical reasoning way,simplifying and defeating LIN Shu's argument.The controversy between LIN and CAI embodies the different functions of classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese in reasoning,and can inspire people to think about the criterion of“truth”in literary controversy.