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reasoning ↔ testimony

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Testimony and reasoning are both identified as cognitive processes used to evaluate the reliability of beliefs in [1], and they are functionally linked in [2] where testimony is described as a vehicle for transferring one's reasoning to others.

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Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact
claimReliabilism evaluates beliefs by identifying the specific cognitive process that led to their formation, such as the specific sense used, the source of testimony, the type of reasoning, or the recency of a memory.
Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu MIT Press 1 fact
claimWhen someone offers testimony, there is a general expectation that they are able to survey their own reasoning, transfer it to others via explanation, and detect and trace flaws in it when these are pointed out.