The structure of ad hominem dialogues

Katarzyna Budzynska; Chris Reed

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-111-3-410

The structure of ad hominem dialogues

Katarzyna Budzynska, Chris Reed

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Abstract

The paper proposes a new perspective on modelling ad hominem (AH) techniques in a dialogue. The approach is built upon the following assumptions: (i) that ad hominem is not an inferential, but undercutting structure; (ii) that it can be a non-fallacious dialectical technique in some communicative contexts; and (iii) that critical questions in Walton's AH scheme can be used to determine strategies of defending against AH attack. We aim to achieve two goals in this paper: first, to represent the deep ontological structure of dialogues with the speaker's character attacks and defense; and second, to design a game AdHD in which a personal attack, and defense against it, are legitimate dialogue moves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computational Models of Argument
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of COMMA 2012
Editors	Bart Verheij, Stefan Szeider, Stefan Woltran
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	410-421
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614991113
ISBN (Print)	9781614991106
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-111-3-410
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Fourth International Conference on Computational Models of Argument - Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Duration: 10 Sept 2012 → 12 Sept 2012 http://www.kr.tuwien.ac.at/events/comma2012/

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Name	Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	245

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Conference	Fourth International Conference on Computational Models of Argument
Abbreviated title	COMMA 2012
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	10/09/12 → 12/09/12
Internet address	http://www.kr.tuwien.ac.at/events/comma2012/

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Budzynska, K & Reed, C 2012, The structure of ad hominem dialogues. in B Verheij, S Szeider & S Woltran (eds), Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2012. Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 245, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 410-421, Fourth International Conference on Computational Models of Argument , Vienna, Austria, 10/09/12. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-111-3-410

The structure of ad hominem dialogues. / Budzynska, Katarzyna ; Reed, Chris.
Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2012. ed. / Bart Verheij; Stefan Szeider; Stefan Woltran. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2012. p. 410-421 (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications; Vol. 245).

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