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Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-12-22
scimago Q2
SJR0.237
CiteScore0.8
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ISSN16482824, 20297203
Abstract

Two inferences correct in classical logic are controversial in cognitive science. The reason is that people do not always deem them as valid inferences. One of them is the rule to introduce a conditional. The other one is the rule to introduce a disjunction. The theory of mental models has an account for them. Their conclusions refer to models, and, in both cases, one of those models is inconsistent with the premise. When semantics modulates and removes the incoherent model, the inferences are accepted as correct. The present paper tries to describe those phenomena within the framework of first-order predicate logic. It proposes that the rule to introduce a conditional is not admitted when the conclusion is not a conditional, but a biconditional. It also claims that the rule to introduce a disjunction is not accepted when the disjunction is exclusive.

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López-Astorga M. Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity // Studies About Languages. 2023. Vol. 1. No. 43. pp. 5-13.
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López-Astorga M. Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity // Studies About Languages. 2023. Vol. 1. No. 43. pp. 5-13.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.32821
UR - https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.32821
TI - Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity
T2 - Studies About Languages
AU - López-Astorga, Miguel
PY - 2023
DA - 2023/12/22
PB - Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
SP - 5-13
IS - 43
VL - 1
SN - 1648-2824
SN - 2029-7203
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@article{2023_López-Astorga,
author = {Miguel López-Astorga},
title = {Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity},
journal = {Studies About Languages},
year = {2023},
volume = {1},
publisher = {Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)},
month = {dec},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.32821},
number = {43},
pages = {5--13},
doi = {10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.32821}
}
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López-Astorga, Miguel. “Paradoxical inferences, biconditional interpretation, and exclusivity.” Studies About Languages, vol. 1, no. 43, Dec. 2023, pp. 5-13. https://doi.org/10.5755/j01.sal.1.43.32821.