Rights statement: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BBS The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 34 (2), pp 89-90 2011, © 2011 Cambridge University Press.
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| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 04/2011 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 89-90 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Mercier & Sperber (M&S) claim that the phenomenon of belief bias - which they consider to be an archetypal manifestation of a general confirmation bias in human reasoning - provides fundamental support for their argumentative theory and its basis in intuitive judgement. We propose that chronometric evidence necessitates a more nuanced account of belief bias that is not readily captured by argumentative theory.