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Gerd Gigerenzer finds this view on reasoning is most provocative as "reasoning is not about truth but about convincing others when trust alone is not enough. Doing so may seem irrational, but it is in fact social intelligence at its best." Steven Pinker notes that "The Argumentative Theory is original and provocative, has a large degree of support, and is strikingly relevant to contemporary affairs, including political discourse, higher education, and the nature of reason and rationality. It is likely to have a big impact on our understanding of ourselves and current affairs."
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http://edge.org/print/conversation.p...ntative-theory
Putting the chauvinism aside, Perna, I think the context of the article is different from what you discuss. Of course a solipsist would not be concerned with testing the efficaciousness of another's thought process.