Editing Syntactic ambiguity (section)

===Competition-based model===
Competition-based models hold that differing syntactic analyses rival each other when syntactic ambiguities are resolved. If probability and language constraints offer similar support for each one, especially strong competition occurs. On the other hand, when constraints support one analysis over the other, competition is weak and processing is easy. After van Gompel et al.'s experiments (2005), the reanalysis model has become favoured over competition-based models.<ref name="Gompel"/> Convincing evidence against competition-based models includes the fact that [[Ambiguity#Globally ambiguous|globally ambiguous]] sentences are easier to process than disambiguated (clearer) sentences, showing that the analyses do not compete against each other in  the former. Plausibility tends to strengthen one analysis and eliminate rivalry. However, the model has not been completely rejected. Some theories claim that competition makes processing difficult, if only briefly.<ref name="Gompel"/>