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Argument-based applications to knowledge engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2000

DANIELA V. CARBOGIM
Affiliation:
Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, email: dr@dai.ed.ac.uk, danielac@dai.ed.ac.uk, john@cogsci.ed.ac.uk
DAVID ROBERTSON
Affiliation:
Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, email: dr@dai.ed.ac.uk, danielac@dai.ed.ac.uk, john@cogsci.ed.ac.uk
JOHN LEE
Affiliation:
Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, email: dr@dai.ed.ac.uk, danielac@dai.ed.ac.uk, john@cogsci.ed.ac.uk

Abstract

Argumentation is concerned with reasoning in the presence of imperfect information by constructing and weighing up arguments. It is an approach for inconsistency management in which conflict is explored rather than eradicated. This form of reasoning has proved applicable to many problems in knowledge engineering that involve uncertain, incomplete or inconsistent knowledge. This paper concentrates on different issues that can be tackled by automated argumentation systems and highlights important directions in argument-oriented research in knowledge engineering.

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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