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This book is about the common ground between two fields of inquiry: Argumentation Theory and Artificial Intelligence. On the one hand, formal models of argumentation are making significant and increasing contributions to Artificial Intelligence, from defining semantics of logic programs, to implementing persuasive medical diagnostic systems, to studying negotiation dialogues in multi-agent systems. On the other hand, Artificial Intelligence has also made an impact on Argumentation Theory and Practice, for example by providing formal tools for argument analysis, evaluation, and visualisation.

The field of Argumentation in Artificial Intelligence has grown significantly in the past few years resulting in a substantial body of work and well-established technical literature. A testimony to this is the appearance of several special issues in leading scientific journals in recent years,(eg, Springer’s Journal of Autonomous …