DocumentCode
279040
Title
University students, ladies, and tigers: defeasible reasoning and insufficient information
Author
Kimbrough, Steven O. ; Roehrig, Stephen F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Decision Sci., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Volume
iii
fYear
1992
fDate
7-10 Jan 1992
Firstpage
395
Abstract
A simple problem in defeasible reasoning is analyzed using a number of methods from the literature. It is shown that any such method which arrives at a firm conclusion regarding this problem must necessarily import additional assumptions. The paper argues in favor of those methods which are candid in their assumptions, and which can support alternative decision making rules
Keywords
formal logic; inference mechanisms; assumptions; decision making rules; defeasible reasoning; firm conclusion; insufficient information; Contracts; Decision making; Employment; Logic; Research and development; Unemployment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Sciences, 1992. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN
0-8186-2420-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HICSS.1992.183509
Filename
183509
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