An inner discourse takes place much as would a discussion with a second person. One might think, "I need $27 for the paper boy. I have some cash in my wallet. 10 plus 10 plus five... I have $25. Maybe I dropped coins in the sofa. Ah, here they are..." The ideal form of inner discourse would seem to be one that starts with statements about matters of fact and proceeds with logical rigor until a solution is achieved.
An inner discourse takes place much as would a discussion with a second person. One might think, "I need twenty-seven dollars for the paper boy. I have some cash in my wallet. Ten plus ten plus five... I have twenty-five dollars. Maybe I dropped coins in the sofa. Ah, here they are..." The ideal form of inner discourse would seem to be one that starts with statements about matters of fact and proceeds with logical rigor until a solution is achieved.
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$27 for the paper boy. I have some cash in my wallet. 10 plus 10 plus five... I have $25.
twenty-seven dollars for the paper boy. I have some cash in my wallet. Ten plus ten plus five... I have twenty-five dollars.