Date
2008
Collection title
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Collection Id
172
Dewey
Recherche opérationnelle
Sujet
Decision aiding; argument schemes; critical questions
Conference name
2nd International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA 2008)
Conference date
05-2008
Conference city
Toulouse
Conference country
France
Book title
Computational Models of Argument - Proceedings of COMMA 2008
Author
Besnard, Philippe; Doutre, Sylvie; Hunter, Anthony
Publisher
IOS Press
Publisher city
Amsterdam
Year
2008
Pages number
440
ISBN
978-1-58603-859-5
Author
Ouerdane, Wassila
Maudet, Nicolas
Tsoukiàs, Alexis
Type
Communication / Conférence
Item number of pages
285-296
Abstract (EN)
Our ambition in this paper is to begin to specify in argumentative terms
(some of) the steps involved in a decision-aiding process. To do that, we make use
of the popular notion of argument schemes, and specify the related critical questions. A hierarchical structure of argument schemes allows to decompose the process into several distinct steps—and for each of them the underlying premises are
made explicit, which allows in turn to identify how these steps can be dialectically
defeated via critical questions. This work initiates a systematic study which aims at
constituting a significant step forward for forthcoming decision-aiding tools. The
kind of system that we foresee and sketch here would allow: (i) to present a rec-
ommendation that can be explicitly justified; (ii) to revise any piece of reasoning
involved in this process, and be informed of the consequences of such moves; and
possibly (iii) to stimulate the client by generating contradictory arguments.