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Rules and Illusions: A Critical Study of Rips's The Psychology of Proof

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Johnson-Laird, P.N. Rules and Illusions: A Critical Study of Rips's The Psychology of Proof. Minds and Machines 7, 387–407 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008257908123

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