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Main Authors: Xiao, Ruiyu, Wu, Lei, Gou, Yuhang, Zhang, Weinan, Liu, Ting
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.22642
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author Xiao, Ruiyu
Wu, Lei
Gou, Yuhang
Zhang, Weinan
Liu, Ting
author_facet Xiao, Ruiyu
Wu, Lei
Gou, Yuhang
Zhang, Weinan
Liu, Ting
contents Argumentative essay generation (AEG) aims to generate complete texts on specific controversial topics or debates. Although current AEG methods can generate individual opinions, they often overlook the high-level connections between these opinions. This often leads to the generated results being mired in logical confusion, unable to proof their own arguments effectively. The generated essay may present evidence that contradicts the claims or they may fail to assemble the claims into logical flow. In this paper, we present a unified two-stage framework: Proof-Enhancement and Self-Annotation (PESA) for AEG with a focus on logical enhancement. Specifically, we first construct pseudo-labels for logical information,claims and grounds, using a large language model. We then propose a tree planning approach that introduces proof principles and ensures logical consistency. Extensive experimental results show that, benefiting from proof principle guidance, PESA generates argumentative essays with better logical validity and persuasiveness than strong baseline models.
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spellingShingle Prove Your Point!: Bringing Proof-Enhancement Principles to Argumentative Essay Generation
Xiao, Ruiyu
Wu, Lei
Gou, Yuhang
Zhang, Weinan
Liu, Ting
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Argumentative essay generation (AEG) aims to generate complete texts on specific controversial topics or debates. Although current AEG methods can generate individual opinions, they often overlook the high-level connections between these opinions. This often leads to the generated results being mired in logical confusion, unable to proof their own arguments effectively. The generated essay may present evidence that contradicts the claims or they may fail to assemble the claims into logical flow. In this paper, we present a unified two-stage framework: Proof-Enhancement and Self-Annotation (PESA) for AEG with a focus on logical enhancement. Specifically, we first construct pseudo-labels for logical information,claims and grounds, using a large language model. We then propose a tree planning approach that introduces proof principles and ensures logical consistency. Extensive experimental results show that, benefiting from proof principle guidance, PESA generates argumentative essays with better logical validity and persuasiveness than strong baseline models.
title Prove Your Point!: Bringing Proof-Enhancement Principles to Argumentative Essay Generation
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.22642