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True to the power of one? Cognition, argument, and reasoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2011

Drew Michael Khlentzos  and
Bruce Stevenson
Drew Michael Khlentzos
Affiliation:
Language and Cognition Research Centre, Psychology, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale 2351, Australia. [email protected]://www.une.edu.au/staff/[email protected]://www.une.edu.au/staff/bstevens.php
Bruce Stevenson
Affiliation:
Language and Cognition Research Centre, Psychology, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale 2351, Australia. [email protected]://www.une.edu.au/staff/[email protected]://www.une.edu.au/staff/bstevens.php
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Abstract

While impressed by much of what Mercier & Sperber (M&S) offer through their argumentative hypothesis, we question whether the specific competencies entailed in each system are adequate. In particular, whether system 2 might not require independent reasoning capabilities. We explore the adequacy of the explanations offered for confirmation bias and the Wason selection task.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 82 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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References

Crain, S. & Khlentzos, D. (2010) The logic instinct. Mind and Language 25(1):30–65.Google Scholar