Earlier chapters have introduced the notion of “wicked problems” and the Issue Based
Information System (IBIS) framework (Buckingham Shum, Chapter 1, van Bruggen Chapter …

This chapter considers some of the “roots” to Computer-Supported Argument Visualization
(CSAV). The definitions above point to historical ancestors and conceptual foundations, and …

Computer Supported Argument Visualization is attracting attention across education,
science, public policy and business. More than ever, we need sense-making tools to help …

The chapters in this volume bear witness to the common belief of the authors that visualizing
argumentation facilitates a number of processes that their users, professionals or learners …

While significant progress has been made in understanding the theoretical properties of
different argumentation logics and in specifying argumentation dialogues, there remain …

This paper provides an assessment of the most recent empirical research into the
effectiveness of argument visualization tools. In particular, the methodological quality of the …

Abstract Computer-Assisted Argument Mapping (CAAM) is a new way of understanding
arguments. While still embryonic in its development and application, CAAM is being used …

Abstract Collaborative Computer-Supported Argument Visualization (CCSAV) is a technical
methodology that offers support for online collective deliberation over complex dilemmas. As …

As this is being written, the Governor General of Australia, Dr. Peter Hollingworth, has not
resigned. Yet over the previous weeks and months he must have been thinking about it long …

An argument map visually represents the structure of an argument, outlining its informal
logical connections and informing judgments as to its worthiness. Argument mapping can be …