Goal selection in argumentation processes: A formal model of abduction in argument evaluation structures

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

Volumn 216, Issue , 2010, Pages 51-62

  Ballnat, Stefan ^a   Gordon, Thomas F ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER FOKUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abduction; Argument Evaluation; Argumentation; Dialogues; Heuristics; Process Models; Proof Standards; Relevance

Indexed keywords

FORMAL LOGIC;

ABDUCTION; ARGUMENT EVALUATIONS; ARGUMENTATION; DIALOG; EVALUATION STRUCTURE; HEURISTIC; LITERALS; PROCESS-MODELS; PROOF STANDARD; RELEVANCE;

COST FUNCTIONS;

EID: 78049234824     PISSN: 09226389     EISSN: 18798314     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-619-5-51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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