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Strategies for Argumentation using Combination of Values in Dialogues

Latifa AlAbdulkarim PhD Student

Department of Computer Sciences

Katie Atkinson Trevor Bench-Capon

Agents Applications, Research and Technologies GroupNovember 21st, 2012

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Argumentation in Everyday LifeThe way humans argue is based on an old saying

"The one who has the last word laughs best“

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From Reality to Artificial The main problem is about defining a new strategies for a Multi-

agent argumentation-based dialogue system.

Multi-agent Argumentation-based Dialogue system

Two agents(proponent and recipient)

Value-based ArgumentationArgument= action+ Value Persuasion Dialogue

Agent1 prefers what I prefer.

Agent2 prefers what I prefer.

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Dialogue Example Agents’ Interactions throughout the dialogue

Updating my beliefs about the winning value for

Agent2

Updating my beliefs about the winning value for Agent1

1-Good weather.2-Distance3-Good attractions4-New place

1-New place2-Good attractions3-Distance4-Good weather

Ok agree I also like its attractions

Perfect, I agree its not far and has a nice attractions

Hi, Where would you like to go on this vacation

I didn’t go to Paris before. I want to go to Paris.

What do you think of Barcelona. It has a good weather now.

No, I’ve been to Barcelona before. I want to go to a new place .

Dialogue Topic: Vacation Planning

I told you I didn’t go to Paris before and it has a nice attractions

But the weather is not good now in Paris

But Barcelona has a nice weather now and not far

Then let go to the lakes in UK its not far

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Research Domains From PhD Thesis to Real-life Domains

E-Democracy Law: Legal cases

E-Health

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Research Classification

Agents Applications, Research and

Technologies Group

Argumentation and Dialogues

AI and Law

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