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    P. N. Johnson-Laird

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    Ruth M. J. Byrne

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Johnson-Laird, P.N., Byrne, R.M.J. Models Rule, OK? A Reply to Fetzer. Minds and Machines 9, 111–118 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008381700909

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