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Hauptverfasser: Bernreiter, Michael, Maly, Jan, Nardi, Oliviero, Woltran, Stefan
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05895
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author Bernreiter, Michael
Maly, Jan
Nardi, Oliviero
Woltran, Stefan
author_facet Bernreiter, Michael
Maly, Jan
Nardi, Oliviero
Woltran, Stefan
contents Online discussion platforms are a vital part of the public discourse in a deliberative democracy. However, how to interpret the outcomes of the discussions on these platforms is often unclear. In this paper, we propose a novel and explainable method for selecting a set of most representative, consistent points of view by combining methods from computational social choice and abstract argumentation. Specifically, we model online discussions as abstract argumentation frameworks combined with information regarding which arguments voters approve of. Based on ideas from approval-based multiwinner voting, we introduce several voting rules for selecting a set of preferred extensions that represents voters' points of view. We compare the proposed methods across several dimensions, theoretically and in numerical simulations, and give clear suggestions on which methods to use depending on the specific situation.
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spellingShingle Combining Voting and Abstract Argumentation to Understand Online Discussions
Bernreiter, Michael
Maly, Jan
Nardi, Oliviero
Woltran, Stefan
Computer Science and Game Theory
Online discussion platforms are a vital part of the public discourse in a deliberative democracy. However, how to interpret the outcomes of the discussions on these platforms is often unclear. In this paper, we propose a novel and explainable method for selecting a set of most representative, consistent points of view by combining methods from computational social choice and abstract argumentation. Specifically, we model online discussions as abstract argumentation frameworks combined with information regarding which arguments voters approve of. Based on ideas from approval-based multiwinner voting, we introduce several voting rules for selecting a set of preferred extensions that represents voters' points of view. We compare the proposed methods across several dimensions, theoretically and in numerical simulations, and give clear suggestions on which methods to use depending on the specific situation.
title Combining Voting and Abstract Argumentation to Understand Online Discussions
topic Computer Science and Game Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05895