Identification of informal reasoning fallacies as a function of epistemological level, grade level, and cognitive ability

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-341

  Weinstock, Michael P ^a   Neuman, Yair ^a   Glassner, Amnon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent cognition; Argument; Epistemological beliefs; Informal reasoning; Informal reasoning fallacies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745119445     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.89.2.327     Document Type: Article

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