Why should we abandon the mental logic hypothesis?
Two hypotheses on deductive reasoning are under development: mental logic and mental models. It is often accepted that there are overwhelming arguments to reject the mental logic hypothesis. I revise these arguments and claim that they are either not conclusive, or point at problems which are troublesome for the mental model hypothesis as well.
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Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Paris, France.
D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D011340:Problem Solving; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012660:Semantics; D013850:Thinking