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Agree with much of your comment. Though note that as GP said, on the Wason selection task, people famously do much better when it's framed in a social context.
by edanm 6mo ago
Agree with much of your comment.
Though note that as GP said, on the Wason selection task, people famously do much better when it's framed in a social context. That at least partially undermines your theory that its lack of familiarity with the terminology of formal logic.
- the_mar 6mo agoI for the life of me could not solve the <18 example from wikipedia. but the number/color one is super easy
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- Ajedi32 6mo agoMaybe the social version just creates a context where "if x then y" obviously does not include "if not x then not y". Everyone knows people over the drinking age can drink both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, so you obviously don't have to check the person drinking the soft drink to make sure they aren't an adult.