Intentional Vagueness.
This paper analyzes communication with a language that is vague in the sense that identical messages do not always result in identical interpretations. It is shown that strategic agents frequently add to this vagueness by being intentionally vague, i.e. they deliberately choose less precise messages...
| Publicado en: | Erkenntnis Vol. 79; pp. 855 - 900 |
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Apr2014 Supplement 4
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