How communicative trust shapes cognitive trust
Abstract
This paper introduces the concept of communicative trust, defined as trust in a speaker's cooperative linguistic behavior. Communicative trust is distinguished from both cognitive trust and rapport. The distinction between communicative and cognitive trust is elucidated through Grice's maxims of communication. Although communicative trust is neither necessary nor sufficient for cognitive trust, it can nonetheless promote or generate cognitive trust. The paper also addresses the more specifically epistemological question, whether and to what extent the transition from communicative to cognitive trust can be rational or reliable.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Categorization
perception
and language
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Frontiers in Communication
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Volume
- 11
- Publication date
- 29 May 2026
- Language
- EN