Reasoning from Incomplete Knowledge

Abstract

The paper describes how people use a variety of plausible, but uncertain inferences to answer questions, about which their knowledge is incomplete. This kind of reasoning is described in terms of how it is being implemented in the SCHOLAR/CAI SYSTEM. The paper also shows how people can be taught to reason in this way, using a Socratic tutorial method implemented in a system like SCHOLAR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007560

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  • Allan Collins
  • Eleanor H. Warnock
  • Mark L. Miller
  • Nelleke Aiello

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