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Structural and linguistic variables that contribute to difficulty in the judgment of simple verbal deductive arguments

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Jansson, L.C. Structural and linguistic variables that contribute to difficulty in the judgment of simple verbal deductive arguments. Educ Stud Math 5, 493–505 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01420660

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