Large Language Models Persuade Without Planning Theory of Mind

Jared Moore, Rasmus Overmark, Ned Cooper, Beba Cibralic, Nick Haber, Cameron R. Jones

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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.70259
Published: 2026-09
Container: Cognitive Science
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@article{allodium:10.1111/cogs.70259,
  title = {Large Language Models Persuade Without Planning Theory of Mind},
  author = {Jared Moore and Rasmus Overmark and Ned Cooper and Beba Cibralic and Nick Haber and Cameron R. Jones},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cognitive Science},
  doi = {10.1111/cogs.70259},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70259}
}

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TI  - Large Language Models Persuade Without Planning Theory of Mind
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AU  - Rasmus Overmark
AU  - Ned Cooper
AU  - Beba Cibralic
AU  - Nick Haber
AU  - Cameron R. Jones
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JO  - Cognitive Science
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Moore, J., Overmark, R., Cooper, N., Cibralic, B., Haber, N., & Jones, C. R. (2026). Large Language Models Persuade Without Planning Theory of Mind. Cognitive Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.70259

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