The Broad Reach of Multivariable Thinking
Simple explanations are very often inadequate and can encourage faulty inferences. We examined college students’ explanations regarding illegal immigration to determine the prevalence of single-factor explanations. The form of students’ explanations was predicted by their responses on a simple thre...
Main Authors: | Deanna Kuhn, Anahid Modrek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2023-03-01
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Series: | Informal Logic |
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Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/7639 |
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