OpEd is a prototype editorial comprehension and question-answering system in the domain
of politico-economic protection. Editorial comprehension in OpEd involves the application of …

This paper presents a theory of reasoning and argument comprehension currently
implemented in OpEd, a computer system that reads short politico-economic editorials and …

by Michael G. Dyer Natural language processing (NLP) is an area of research within
Artificial Intelligence (AI) concerned with the comprehension and generation of natural …

This study describes a discourse approach to explanation aware knowledge representation.
It presents a reasoning model that adheres to argumentation as found in written discourse …

Argumentation concepts have been applied to numerous knowledge engineering
endeavours in recent years. For example, a variety of logics have been developed to …

Understanding argumentation and its role in human reasoning has been a continuous
subject of investigation for scholars from the ancient Greek philosophers to current …

The OWL is an “idea cruncher” designed to assist in constructing, analyzing, and comparing
debates and arguments. The design philosophy of OWL and the pragmatics of representing …

Interactive computer networks create new opportunities for the co-operative structuring of
information which would be impossible to implement within a paper-based medium …

Case preparation and evidence management are fundamental tasks faced by litigators.
These tasks are not well supported by existing litigation support software. Case preparation …

Argumentation plays an important role in all aspects of daily life. People use argumentation
in political debates, in legal disputes, and in business decision making. In general …