Enacting Social Argumentative Machines in Semantic Wikipedia

TL;DR

This paper proposes a framework combining argumentation theory with social web technology to enable large-scale, collaborative structured argumentation on semantic Wikipedia, with potential applications in democracy, negotiation, and self-care.

Contribution

It introduces the ARGNET system, integrating argumentation theory with Semantic MediaWiki and AIF ontology for mass collaborative argumentation.

Findings

Development of the ARGNET system

Integration of argumentation theory with social web platforms

Potential applications in democratic deliberation and negotiation

Abstract

This research advocates the idea of combining argumentation theory with the social web technology, aiming to enact large scale or mass argumentation. The proposed framework allows mass-collaborative editing of structured arguments in the style of semantic wikipedia. The long term goal is to apply the abstract machinery of argumentation theory to more practical applications based on human generated arguments, such as deliberative democracy, business negotiation, or self-care. The ARGNET system was developed based on ther Semantic MediaWiki framework and on the Argument Interchange Format (AIF) ontology.