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The "Trust" Heuristic: Arguments from Authority in Public Health by Cummings, Louise

“…The work of public health depends on a relationship of trust between health workers and members of the public. This relationship is one in which the public…”
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Good and Bad Reasoning about COVID-19 by Cummings, Louise

“…The Covid-19 pandemic presents argumentation theorists with an opportunity to reflect on the ways in which people, agencies and governments respond to the…”
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Informal Fallacies as Cognitive Heuristics in Public Health Reasoning by Cummings, Louise

“…The public must make assessments of a range of health-related issues. However, these assessments require scientific know-ledge which is often lacking or…”
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The Use of 'No Evidence' Statements in Public Health by Cummings, Louise

“…Public health communication makes extensive use of a linguistic formulation that will be called the “no evidence” statement. This is a written or spoken…”
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Scaring the Public: Fear Appeal Arguments in Public Health Reasoning by Cummings, Louise

“…The study of threat and fear appeal arguments has given rise to a sizeable literature. Even within a public health context, much is now known about how these…”
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Theory of mind in utterance interpretation: the case from clinical pragmatics by Cummings, Louise

“…The cognitive basis of utterance interpretation is an area that continues to provoke intense theoretical debate among pragmatists. That utterance…”
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Reasoning Under Uncertainty: The Role of Two Informal Fallacies in an Emerging Scientific Inquiry by Louise Cummings

“…lt is now commonplace in fallacy inquiry for many of the traditional informal fallacies to be viewed as reasonable or nonfallacious modes of argument. Central…”
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Public health reasoning: much more than deduction by Cummings, Louise

“…The deductive paradigm has produced notable successes in epidemiology and public health. But while deductive logic has made a substantial contribution to the…”
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The public health scientist as informal logician by Cummings, Louise

“…Few fields have been as receptive to ideas from other disciplines as public health. Sociological concepts and theories have helped to shape our understanding…”
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Considering risk assessment up close: The case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy by Cummings, Louise

“…Risk assessment studies often adopt a quantitative approach and analyse decisions or judgements in relation to risk at one specific point in time. These…”
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The Use of 'No Evidence' Statements in Public Health by Louise Cummings

“…Public health communication makes extensive use of a linguistic formulation that will be called the “no evidence” statement. This is a written or spoken…”
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Informal Fallacies as Cognitive Heuristics in Public Health Reasoning by Louise Cummings

“…The public must make assessments of a range of health-related issues. However, these assessments require scientific know-ledge which is often lacking or…”
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The contribution of informal logic to public health by Cummings, Louise

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Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in adults with Long COVID: A follow-up study by Cummings, Louise

“…As the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, the long-term health problems caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection are becoming increasingly clear…”
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Pragmatics and adult language disorders: past achievements and future directions by Cummings, Louise

“…In this article, the current state of our knowledge of pragmatic disorders in adults with language impairment is assessed. A brief historical background of…”
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Emerging Infectious Diseases: Coping with Uncertainty by Cummings, Louise

“…The world’s scientific community must be in a state of constant readiness to address the threat posed by newly emerging infectious diseases. Whether the…”
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Communication disorders: A complex population in healthcare by Cummings, Louise

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Long COVID: The impact on language and cognition by Cummings, Louise

“…COVID-19 continues to have profound health and economic consequences around the world. Aside from the large number of deaths from this viral infection, there…”
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Clinical pragmatics: A field in search of phenomena? by Cummings, Louise

“…Since its inception as a branch of linguistic enquiry, pragmatics has been the focus of numerous debates about its scope of study. While such debates have…”
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Scaring the Public: Fear Appeal Arguments in Public Health Reasoning by Louise Cummings

“…The study of threat and fear appeal arguments has given rise to a sizeable literature. Even within a public health context, much is now known about how these…”
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