Before name-calling: Dynamics and triggers of ad hominem fallacies in web argumentation
Arguing without committing a fallacy is one of the main requirements of an ideal debate. But
even when debating rules are strictly enforced and fallacious arguments punished, arguers …
even when debating rules are strictly enforced and fallacious arguments punished, arguers …
[PDF][PDF] What makes a convincing argument? empirical analysis and detecting attributes of convincingness in web argumentation
I Habernal, I Gurevych - Proceedings of the 2016 conference on …, 2016 - aclanthology.org
This article tackles a new challenging task in computational argumentation. Given a pair of
two arguments to a certain controversial topic, we aim to directly assess qualitative …
two arguments to a certain controversial topic, we aim to directly assess qualitative …
Argument-based detection and classification of fallacies in political debates
Fallacies are arguments that employ faulty reasoning. Given their persuasive and seemingly
valid nature, fallacious arguments are often used in political debates. Employing these …
valid nature, fallacious arguments are often used in political debates. Employing these …
Breaking down the invisible wall of informal fallacies in online discussions
People debate on a variety of topics on online platforms such as Reddit, or Facebook.
Debates can be lengthy, with users exchanging a wealth of information and opinions …
Debates can be lengthy, with users exchanging a wealth of information and opinions …
[PDF][PDF] Counter-argument generation by attacking weak premises
Text generation has received a lot of attention in computational argumentation research as
of recently. A particularly challenging task is the generation of counter-arguments. So far …
of recently. A particularly challenging task is the generation of counter-arguments. So far …
[PDF][PDF] Fallacious Argument Classification in Political Debates.
Fallacies play a prominent role in argumentation since antiquity due to their contribution to
argumentation in critical thinking education. Their role is even more crucial nowadays as …
argumentation in critical thinking education. Their role is even more crucial nowadays as …
Neural argument generation augmented with externally retrieved evidence
High quality arguments are essential elements for human reasoning and decision-making
processes. However, effective argument construction is a challenging task for both human …
processes. However, effective argument construction is a challenging task for both human …
Learning from revisions: Quality assessment of claims in argumentation at scale
Assessing the quality of arguments and of the claims the arguments are composed of has
become a key task in computational argumentation. However, even if different claims share …
become a key task in computational argumentation. However, even if different claims share …
Conclusion-based counter-argument generation
M Alshomary, H Wachsmuth - arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.09911, 2023 - arxiv.org
In real-world debates, the most common way to counter an argument is to reason against its
main point, that is, its conclusion. Existing work on the automatic generation of natural …
main point, that is, its conclusion. Existing work on the automatic generation of natural …
Attentive interaction model: Modeling changes in view in argumentation
We present a neural architecture for modeling argumentative dialogue that explicitly models
the interplay between an Opinion Holder's (OH's) reasoning and a challenger's argument …
the interplay between an Opinion Holder's (OH's) reasoning and a challenger's argument …