Argumentation structures that integrate dialectical and non-dialectical reasoning
- Stranieri, Andrew, Zeleznikow, John, Yearwood, John
- Authors: Stranieri, Andrew , Zeleznikow, John , Yearwood, John
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Knowledge Engineering Review Vol. 16, no. 4 (Dec 2001), p. 331-348
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- Description: Argumentation concepts have been applied to numerous knowledge engineering endeavours in recent years. For example, a variety of logics have been developed to represent argumentation in the context of a dialectical situation such as a dialogue. In contrast to the dialectical approach, argumentation has also been used to structure knowledge. This can be seen as a non-dialectical approach. The Toulmin argument structure has often been used to structure knowledge non-dialectically yet most studies that apply the Toulmin structure do not use the original structure but vary one or more components. Variations to the Toulmin structure can be understood as different ways to integrate a dialectical perspective with a non-dialectical one. Drawing the dialectical/non-dialectical distinction enables the specification of a framework called the generic actual argument model that is expressly non-dialectical. The framework enables the development of knowledge-based systems that integrate a variety of inference procedures, combine information retrieval with reasoning and facilitate automated document drafting. Furthermore, the non-dialectical framework provides the foundation for simple dialectical models. Systems based on our approach have been developed in family law, refugee law, determining eligibility for government legal aid, copyright law and e-tourism.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002516
- Authors: Stranieri, Andrew , Zeleznikow, John , Yearwood, John
- Date: 2001
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Knowledge Engineering Review Vol. 16, no. 4 (Dec 2001), p. 331-348
- Full Text:
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- Description: Argumentation concepts have been applied to numerous knowledge engineering endeavours in recent years. For example, a variety of logics have been developed to represent argumentation in the context of a dialectical situation such as a dialogue. In contrast to the dialectical approach, argumentation has also been used to structure knowledge. This can be seen as a non-dialectical approach. The Toulmin argument structure has often been used to structure knowledge non-dialectically yet most studies that apply the Toulmin structure do not use the original structure but vary one or more components. Variations to the Toulmin structure can be understood as different ways to integrate a dialectical perspective with a non-dialectical one. Drawing the dialectical/non-dialectical distinction enables the specification of a framework called the generic actual argument model that is expressly non-dialectical. The framework enables the development of knowledge-based systems that integrate a variety of inference procedures, combine information retrieval with reasoning and facilitate automated document drafting. Furthermore, the non-dialectical framework provides the foundation for simple dialectical models. Systems based on our approach have been developed in family law, refugee law, determining eligibility for government legal aid, copyright law and e-tourism.
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- Description: 2003002516
Supporting discretionary decision-making with information technology
- Hall, Mary Jean, Calabro, Domenico, Sourdin, Tania, Stranieri, Andrew, Zeleznikow, John
- Authors: Hall, Mary Jean , Calabro, Domenico , Sourdin, Tania , Stranieri, Andrew , Zeleznikow, John
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: University of Ottawa Law & Technology Journal Vol. 2, no. 1 (2005), p. 1-36
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- Description: A NUMBER OF INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED technologies are now being used to support complex decision-making in a range of contexts. This paper reports on a project undertaken to provide decision support in discretionary legal domains by referring to a recently created model that involves the interplay and weighting of relevant rule-based and discretionary factors used in a decision-making process. The case study used in the modelling process is the Criminal Jurisdiction of the Victorian Magistrate’s Court (Australia), where the handing down of an appropriate custodial or non-custodial sentence requires the consideration of many factors. Tools and techniques used to capture relevant expert knowledge and to display it both as a paper model and as an online prototype application are discussed. Models of sentencing decision-making with rule-based and discretionary elements are presented and analyzed. This paper concludes by discussing the benefits and disadvantages of such technology and considers some potential appropriate uses of the model and web-based prototype application.
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- Description: 2003001431
- Authors: Hall, Mary Jean , Calabro, Domenico , Sourdin, Tania , Stranieri, Andrew , Zeleznikow, John
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: University of Ottawa Law & Technology Journal Vol. 2, no. 1 (2005), p. 1-36
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- Description: A NUMBER OF INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED technologies are now being used to support complex decision-making in a range of contexts. This paper reports on a project undertaken to provide decision support in discretionary legal domains by referring to a recently created model that involves the interplay and weighting of relevant rule-based and discretionary factors used in a decision-making process. The case study used in the modelling process is the Criminal Jurisdiction of the Victorian Magistrate’s Court (Australia), where the handing down of an appropriate custodial or non-custodial sentence requires the consideration of many factors. Tools and techniques used to capture relevant expert knowledge and to display it both as a paper model and as an online prototype application are discussed. Models of sentencing decision-making with rule-based and discretionary elements are presented and analyzed. This paper concludes by discussing the benefits and disadvantages of such technology and considers some potential appropriate uses of the model and web-based prototype application.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001431
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