This book focuses on the Mental Models of Reasoning, discussing some of the existing aspects of model theory (for example: what is an initial model, how do we search for counter examples, how exactly does content affect reasoning process?


It covers the central issues of propositional, relational, causal and probabilistic reasoning, and argumentation and development. In addition, this work presents data regarding strategies, argumentation, and the development of reasoning.


Special features of this text include: *sharp theoretical analyses as well as important new empirical data offered by theorists who work in the framework of the mental models theory; *a critical and empirically driven account of content ...