On the universality of argumentative reasoning

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 85-113

  Mercier, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; contradiction; cross cultural differences; dual process theory; reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958150874     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853711X568707     Document Type: Review

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