Strategic maneuvering in mathematical proofs

Argumentation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-468

  Krabbe, Erik C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Blunder; Fallacy; False proof; Mathematics; Meno; Pragma dialectics; Proof; Saccheri; Strategic maneuvering; Tarski

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349086126     PISSN: 0920427X     EISSN: 15728374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10503-008-9098-7     Document Type: Article

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