For evolutionary reasons, individuals are endowed with the tendency to critically evaluate the content of incoming messages. Presuppositions divert critical attention because they present their content as something already known, i.e. possibly already checked for truthfulness. Behavioural experiments confirm lesser processing effort for presuppositions as compared to assertions, while neurophysiological evidence is still lacking.
Lombardi Vallauri, E. (2026). Un approccio cognitivo alla presupposizione persuasiva. In V.P. Edoardo Lombardi Vallauri (a cura di), Temi e Argomenti. Studi in onore di Lunella Mereu (pp. 129-140). Roma Tre Press [10.13134/979-12-5977-529-0/9].
Un approccio cognitivo alla presupposizione persuasiva
Lombardi Vallauri, Edoardo
2026-01-01
Abstract
For evolutionary reasons, individuals are endowed with the tendency to critically evaluate the content of incoming messages. Presuppositions divert critical attention because they present their content as something already known, i.e. possibly already checked for truthfulness. Behavioural experiments confirm lesser processing effort for presuppositions as compared to assertions, while neurophysiological evidence is still lacking.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
