Everyday reasoning with inducements and advice

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-272

  Ohm, Eyvind ^a   Thompson, Valerie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 3543025138     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780342000061     Document Type: Article

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