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On Some Alleged Misconceptions about Fuzzy Logic

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Entemann (2002) defends fuzzy logic by pointing to what he calls “misconceptions” concerning fuzzy logic. However, some of these ‘;misconceptions’ are in fact truths, and it is Entemann who has the misconceptions. The present article points to mistakes made by Entemann in three different areas. It closes with a discussion of what sort of general considerations it would take to motivate fuzzy logic.

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  1. Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, B.C., Canada

    Francis Jeffry Pelletier

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Pelletier, F.J. On Some Alleged Misconceptions about Fuzzy Logic. Artificial Intelligence Review 22, 71–82 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:AIRE.0000044308.48654.c1

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