Evaluating the Strength of Arguments on the Basis of a Linguistic Analysis: A Synthesis

Mathilde Janier (1) , Patrick Saint Dizier (2)

1 UGA [2016-2019] - Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019]
2 IRIT-ADRIA - Argumentation, Décision, Raisonnement, Incertitude et Apprentissage

In this contribution, we present several layers of linguistic analysis, the aim of which is to provide indications on the strengthof arguments in context. This contribution proposes a synthesis ofexisting resources to evaluate strength also used in opinion analy-sis, then it develops features which are proper to argument strength.Linguistic elements related to (1) the argument contents, (2) the dis-course structures associated with this argument (which may intro-duce restrictions), (3) the nature of argument schemes used, and (4)some rhetoric elements are investigated.

Keywords: Linguistic analysis

Domains: Computation and Language [cs.CL]

Mathilde Janier, Patrick Saint Dizier. Evaluating the Strength of Arguments on the Basis of a Linguistic Analysis: A Synthesis. 18th Workshops on Computational Models of Natural Argumentation (CMNA 2018), Apr 2018, Liverpool, United Kingdom. pp.32-39. ⟨hal-02181939⟩