The argument web: an online ecosystem of tools, systems and services for argumentation

Chris Reed (Lead / Corresponding author), Katarzyna Budzynska, Rory Duthie, Mathilde Janier, Barbara Konat, John Lawrence, Alison Pease, Mark Snaith

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Abstract

The Argument Web is maturing as both a platform built upon a synthesis of many contemporary theories of argumentation in philosophy and also as an ecosystem in which various applications and application components are contributed by different research groups around the world. It already hosts the largest publicly accessible corpora of argumentation, and has the largest number of interoperable and cross compatible tools for the analysis, navigation and evaluation of arguments across a broad range of domains, languages and activity types. Such interoperability is key in allowing innovative combinations of tool and data reuse that can further catalyse the development of the field of computational argumentation. The aim of this paper is to summarise the key foundations, the recent advances and the goals of the Argument Web, with a particular focus on demonstrating the relevance to, and roots in, philosophical argumentation theory.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-160
Number of pages24
JournalPhilosophy and Technology
Volume30
Issue number2
Early online date11 May 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2017

Keywords

  • Argumentation
  • Argument mining
  • Debate technology
  • Dialogue games
  • Mixed initiative argumentation

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