Informal logical fallacies

Critical Thinking in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 110-130

  Risen, Jane ^a   Gilovich, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84924122128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511804632.008     Document Type: Chapter

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