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. 2017 Sep 18;7:11758. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11560-y

Table 2.

The main conditions and examples used in the experiment.

Conditions Arguments Premise Conclusion Examples
Premise Properties Conclusion
Subordinate conclusion Sup-Sub Superordinate Subordinate Animal X Sparrow
Bas-Sub Basic Subordinate Bird X Sparrow
Sub-Sub Subordinate Subordinate Crow X Sparrow
Basic conclusion Sup-Bas Superordinate Basic Animal Y Bird
Bas-Bas Basic Basic Insect Y Bird
Sub-Bas Subordinate Basic Crow Y Bird
Superordinate conclusion Bas-Sup Basic Superordinate Bird Z Animal
Sub-Sup Subordinate Superordinate Crow Z Animal
Control Sup-non-life Superordinate Non-life Animal O Sofa
Bas-non-life Basic Non-life Bird O Sofa
Sub-non-life Subordinate Non-life Crow O Sofa