Journal article
Illusory inferences with quantifiers
- Abstract:
-
The psychological study of reasoning with quantifiers has predominantly focused on inference patterns studied by Aristotle about two millennia ago. Modern logic has shown a wealth of inference patterns involving quantifiers that are far beyond the expressive power of Aristotelian syllogisms, and whose psychology should be explored. We bring to light a novel class of fallacious inference patterns, some of which are so attractive that they are tantamount to cognitive illusions. In tandem with r...
Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
Actions
Access Document
- Files:
-
-
(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 94.2KB)
-
- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/13546783.2016.1167125
Authors
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Thinking and Reasoning Journal website
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 33-48
- Publication date:
- 2016-04-14
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-03-11
- DOI:
- EISSN:
-
1464-0708
- ISSN:
-
1354-6783
- Source identifiers:
-
618210
Item Description
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
-
pubs:618210
- UUID:
-
uuid:3c4c1497-020e-4374-9b3b-97003eb46b02
- Local pid:
- pubs:618210
- Deposit date:
- 2016-07-19
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
-
This is an
accepted manuscript of a journal article published by Taylor & Francis in Thinking and Reasoning on 2016-04-14, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2016.1167125
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record