Missing counter-evidence renders NLP fact-checking unrealistic for misinformation

M Glockner, Y Hou, I Gurevych - arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.13865, 2022 - arxiv.org
Misinformation emerges in times of uncertainty when credible information is limited. This is
challenging for NLP-based fact-checking as it relies on counter-evidence, which may not yet …

[HTML][HTML] How to identify an argument type? On the hermeneutics of persuasive discourse

JHM Wagemans - Journal of Pragmatics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a theory of interpreting argument types as an integral part of a
systematic and comprehensive 'hermeneutics of persuasive discourse'. It first explains how …

Post-Truth Argumentation

C Rapanta - Encyclopedia of Postdigital Science and Education, 2023 - Springer
The post-truth turn and its negative impact on democratic deliberation has led to the
emerging concept of post-truth argumentation. Checking the validity of disseminated news is …

Strategic communication in the COVID-19 pandemic

F Macagno, AC Trevisan - … and counter-manipulation in times of …, 2024 - books.google.com
The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the crucial importance of arguments in developing
citizens' trust and the social risks of manipulation. However, how to assess and describe the …

War metaphors and conspiracy theories

A Musolff - Metaphor in Socio-Political Contexts: Current Crises, 2024 - degruyter.com
Metaphors and conspiracy theories (CTs) may at first sight seem unrelated, as the former are
a well-established category in linguistic and cognitive studies, the latter, however, are …

Analytical Framework

M Born - Building Trust in Startup Communication: Exploring the …, 2024 - Springer
Chapter 3 explores the interplay between storytelling and argumentation at contextual,
macro, and micro levels. While this analytical framework can be applied to various contexts …

Permacrisis, Conspiracy Stories and Metaphors

A Musolff - Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium, 2023 - ceeol.com
Conspiracy stories (also known as 'conspiracy theories') pretend to provide truthful and
unambiguous responses to crisis experiences and thrive in conjunction with the latter: the …