Research Article
A Discussion Information-Structuring Model Based on the Toulmin Formalism
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/wkdd.2008.2670, author={Caiquan Xiong and Ying Pan and Dehua Li}, title={A Discussion Information-Structuring Model Based on the Toulmin Formalism}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={WKDD}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={}, doi={10.4108/wkdd.2008.2670} }- Caiquan Xiong
Ying Pan
Dehua Li
Year: 2010
A Discussion Information-Structuring Model Based on the Toulmin Formalism
WKDD
ACM
DOI: 10.4108/wkdd.2008.2670
Abstract
Abstract In the course of discussion, the group will produce a lot of discussion information, in which the consensus is hided. This paper proposes a discussion information-structuring model for consensus building. The model divided a statement into several parts such as premise, warrant, modality, claim etc., according to the Toulmin argument formalism. “Modelity” is designed as a quantitative scale that reflects the expert’s attitude to the claim, while premise and warrant are used to provide demonstration for the expert views. We can reach a consensus by computing the value of modality. The model is a comprehensive description of the discussion information, and can effectively manage the discussion information and do consensus building.
