If you are intersted in finding out more about the weird and wonderful world of reasoning, deliberative democracies, and argumentation, we encourage you to look at some of the following.
Bibliography
REASONING
Oaksford, M. & Chater, N. (2007) Bayesian Rationality: The probabilistic approach to human reasoning. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
ARGUMENTATION
Hahn, U. & Oaksford, M. (2006) A Bayesian Approach to Informal Reasoning Fallacies. Synthese 152, 207-23
Hahn, U., & Oaksford, M. (2007) The rationality of informal argumentation: A Bayesian approach to reasoning fallacies, Psychological Review 114, 704-732
Oaksford, M. & Hahn, U. (2004) A Bayesian approach to the argument from ignorance, Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology 58, 75-85
DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACIES
Mouffe, C. (2009) The Democratic Paradox, Verso
FOR FURTHER MATERIALS ON ARGUMENTATION
see also the resources on the Rational Argument Project website here and here.