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The concept of search scenario is explicated in terms of erotetic logic, i.e., the logic of questions. Different kinds of erotetic search scenarios are characterized. The basic logical properties of erotetic search scenarios are analyzed.
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Wiśniewski, A. Erotetic Search Scenarios. Synthese 134, 389–427 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022983325118
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