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Table 7 Relationships of representations to portions of reality in Scenario 3: Incorrect diagnosis

From: Diagnosis, misdiagnosis, lucky guess, hearsay, and more: an ontological analysis

Relationships among particulars

Notes

IUI-46

is about

IUI-1

at t46

Dr. Jane Miller’s cognitive representation is about Mr. Jones

IUI-46

is about

IUI-2

at t46

And Mr. Jones’ disease

IUI-46

is about

UUI-2

at t46

And Type 1 diabetes mellitus (denoted by UUI-2)

IUI-50

is about

IUI-1

at t50

Likewise with the IQE inhering in the ink on paper

IUI-50

is about

IUI-2

at t50

 

IUI-50

is about

UUI-2

at t50

 

IUI-46

is misrepresentation of

IUI-7

at t46

But the cognitive representation is a misrepresentation of the configuration, i.e., it is intended to be about the configuration but fails on the level of compound expression

IUI-50

is misrepresentation of

IUI-7

at t50

The same is true of the IQE