A Pragmatic Theory of Explanation

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Can language models learn from explanations in context? (2022, background): “By contrast, human explanations are fundamentally pragmatic and communicative (Van Fraassen, 1988; Cassens et al., 2021)—they are intended to convey a meaning within a particular dialogue and context.”
Tell me why! - Explanations support learning of relational and causal structure (2021, background): “They therefore depend strongly on prior knowledge, and the relationship between explainer, the recipient, and the situation to be explained (Van Fraassen, 1988; Cassens et al., 2021).”
Tell me why! Explanations support learning relational and causal structure (2021, background): “A.2): Human explanations are pragmatic communication: they depend on context, knowledge, and behavior (Van Fraassen, 1988).”