A labelling framework for probabilistic argumentation

Régis Riveret, Pietro Baroni, Yang Gao, Guido Governatori, Antonino Rotolo, Giovanni Sartor

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Abstract

The combination of argumentation and probability paves the way to new accounts of qualitative and quantitative uncertainty, thereby offering new theoretical and applicative opportunities. Due to a variety of interests, probabilistic argumentation is approached in the literature with different frameworks, pertaining to structured and abstract argumentation, and with respect to diverse types of uncertainty, in particular the uncertainty on the credibility of the premises, the uncertainty about which arguments to consider, and the uncertainty on the acceptance status of arguments or statements. Towards a general framework for probabilistic argumentation, we investigate a labelling-oriented framework encompassing a basic setting for rule-based argumentation and its (semi-) abstract account, along with diverse types of uncertainty. Our framework provides a systematic treatment of various kinds of uncertainty and of their relationships and allows us to back or question assertions from the literature.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-71
Number of pages51
JournalAnnals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
Volume83
Issue number1
Early online date20 Mar 2018
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2018

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