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Concept maps and Lotfi Zadeh’s fuzzy extended logic are applied to such computerized approximate reasoning models as modus ponens and modus tollens. A statistical application is also sketched. A pedagogical approach is mainly adopted, but these ideas are also applicable to the conduct of inquiry in general.
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I express my thanks to Prof. Christer Carlsson in Åbo Akademi University who has constantly supported me in my scientific activities. I also thank Academician Janusz Kacprzyk for this opportunity to give my contribution for this book.
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Niskanen, V.A. (2016). A Concept Map Approach to Approximate Reasoning with Fuzzy Extended Logic. In: Collan, M., Fedrizzi, M., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Fuzzy Technology. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 335. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26986-3_3
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