Presupposition and Reasoning in Conditionals: A Theory-Based Study of Humans and LLMs

In three linesComparative study of human judgments and 4 LLMs predictions on presupposition projection in conditionals. 120 participants evaluated in parallel with models. Humans integrate probabilistic and pragmatic cues; LLMs show variable alignment. Models matching human ratings lack coherent pragmatic reasoning.

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