Steve Oswald is a Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. His theoretical, empirical, and experimental research navigates the interface between cognitive pragmatics and argumentation theory and tackles issues related to the use of persuasive and deceptive language. He has co-edited nine collective volumes on argumentation theory, pragmatics, and rhetoric and published his research in numerous academic journals and collective volumes. He currently leads two Swiss National Fund funded research projects (implicit meaning in argumentation and rephrase strategies in argumentation). More information can be found on his website: www.steveoswald.ch.