How many Properties do we need for Gradual Argumentation?
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Author(s)
Baroni, Pietro
Rago, A
Toni, F
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
The study of properties of gradual evaluation methods in
argumentation has received increasing attention in recent
years, with studies devoted to various classes of frame-
works/methods leading to conceptually similar but formally
distinct properties in different contexts. In this paper we pro-
vide a systematic analysis for this research landscape by mak-
ing three main contributions. First, we identify groups of con-
ceptually related properties in the literature, which can be re-
garded as based on common patterns and, using these pat-
terns, we evidence that many further properties can be consid-
ered. Then, we provide a simplifying and unifying perspec-
tive for these properties by showing that they are all implied
by the parametric principles of (either strict or non-strict) bal-
ance and monotonicity. Finally, we show that (instances of)
these principles are satisfied by several quantitative argumen-
tation formalisms in the literature, thus confirming their gen-
eral validity and their utility to support a compact, yet com-
prehensive, analysis of properties of gradual argumentation.
argumentation has received increasing attention in recent
years, with studies devoted to various classes of frame-
works/methods leading to conceptually similar but formally
distinct properties in different contexts. In this paper we pro-
vide a systematic analysis for this research landscape by mak-
ing three main contributions. First, we identify groups of con-
ceptually related properties in the literature, which can be re-
garded as based on common patterns and, using these pat-
terns, we evidence that many further properties can be consid-
ered. Then, we provide a simplifying and unifying perspec-
tive for these properties by showing that they are all implied
by the parametric principles of (either strict or non-strict) bal-
ance and monotonicity. Finally, we show that (instances of)
these principles are satisfied by several quantitative argumen-
tation formalisms in the literature, thus confirming their gen-
eral validity and their utility to support a compact, yet com-
prehensive, analysis of properties of gradual argumentation.
Date Issued
2018-04-25
Date Acceptance
2017-11-08
Citation
2018
Publisher
AAAI
Replaces
10044/1/54318
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/P029558/1
Source
AAAI 2018
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2018-02-02
Finish Date
2018-02-07
Coverage Spatial
New Orleans, LA, USA
Date Publish Online
2018-04-25