The computational treatment of arguments on controversial issues has been subject to
extensive NLP research, due to its envisioned impact on opinion formation, decision making …

Abstract Frames of Communication (FoCs) are ubiquitous in social media discourse. They
define what counts as a problem, diagnose what is causing the problem, elicit moral …

Computational argumentation is an interdisciplinary research field, connecting Natural
Language Processing (NLP) to other disciplines such as the social sciences. The focus of …

An optimal delivery of arguments is key to persuasion in any debate, both for humans and
for AI systems. This requires the use of clear and fluent claims relevant to the given debate …

Ensuring that online discussions are civil and productive is a major challenge for social
media platforms. Such platforms usually rely both on users and on automated detection tools …

Research in the computational assessment of Argumentation Quality has gained popularity
over the last ten years. Various quality dimensions have been explored through the creation …

Effective content moderation is imperative for fostering healthy and productive discussions in
online domains. Despite the substantial efforts of moderators, the overwhelming nature of …

In the field of computational argument quality assessment, logic and dialectic are essential
dimensions used to measure the quality of argumentative texts. Both of them have found …

Decision-making and opinion formation are influenced by arguments from various online
sources, including social media, web publishers, and, not least, the search engines used to …