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The versatility and generality of nested set operations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2007

Richard Patterson
Richard Patterson
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30306. rpatt01@emory.edu
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Abstract

The target article makes an impressive case that nested set operations (NS) facilitate probability computations by helping make clear the relevant natural frequency partitions; however, NS can also contribute to common errors. That NS constitute a general reasoning process is supported by their role in deductive, modal, causal, and other reasoning. That NS are solely a rule-based process is problematic.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 2007 , pp. 277 - 278
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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