Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory

H Mercier, D Sperber - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2011 - cambridge.org
Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions.
However, much evidence shows that reasoning often leads to epistemic distortions and poor …

Argumentation for learning: Well-trodden paths and unexplored territories

CSC Asterhan, BB Schwarz - Educational Psychologist, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing consensus among psycho-educational scholars about argumentation as
a means to improve student knowledge and understanding of subject matter. In this article …

Argumentation mining in user-generated web discourse

I Habernal, I Gurevych - Computational linguistics, 2017 - direct.mit.edu
The goal of argumentation mining, an evolving research field in computational linguistics, is
to design methods capable of analyzing people's argumentation. In this article, we go …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Dialogue, argumentation and education: History, theory and practice

BB Schwarz, MJ Baker - 2017 - books.google.com
Cover--Half-title--Title page--Copyright--Dedication--Table of contents--List of Tables and
Figures--Tables--Figures--Foreword--Preface--References--Acknowledgements--1 …

Student thought and classroom language: Examining the mechanisms of change in dialogic teaching

A Reznitskaya, M Gregory - Educational Psychologist, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Dialogue, as a communication form characterized by its commitment to inclusiveness and
rationality, has long been advocated by educators as a mechanism for hel** students …

Improvements to elementary children's epistemic understanding from sustained argumentation

S Ryu, WA Sandoval - Science Education, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to assess whether and how a sustained instructional focus on
argumentation might improve children's understanding and application of key epistemic …

Develo** norms of argumentation: Metacognitive, epistemological, and social dimensions of develo** argumentive competence

D Kuhn, N Zillmer, A Crowell, J Zavala - Cognition and Instruction, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
We examine how extended engagement in argumentation with peers leads to enhanced
metalevel understanding of argumentive discourse. Following such engagement, young …

The rationality of informal argumentation: a Bayesian approach to reasoning fallacies.

U Hahn, M Oaksford - Psychological review, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
Classical informal reasoning “fallacies,” for example, begging the question or arguing from
ignorance, while ubiquitous in everyday argumentation, have been subject to little …

Joint attention to mental content and the social origin of reasoning

C O'Madagain, M Tomasello - Synthese, 2021 - Springer
Growing evidence indicates that our higher rational capacities depend on social interaction—
that only through engaging with others do we acquire the ability to evaluate beliefs as true or …

Learning critical thinking skills online: can precision teaching help?

AJY Tan, JL Davies, RI Nicolson… - … technology research and …, 2023 - Springer
Critical thinking is identified as a key educational outcome in higher education curricula;
however, it is not trivial to support students in building this multifaceted skill. In this study, we …