Answering by Means of Questions in View of Inferential Erotetic Logic

Abstract

Inferential Erotetic Logic (IEL) gives an account of inferences in which questions play the role of conclusions, and proposes criteria of validity for these inferences. We show that some tools elaborated within IEL are useful for the formal modeling of: (a) replying with questions that are not clarification requests, and (b) question answering based on additional information actively sought for.KeywordsQuestion answeringErotetic implicationErotetic search scenarios