“Less Scheming, More Typing: Musings on the Waltonian Legacy in Argument Technologies” by Fabio Paglieri was published in Journal of Applied Logics — IfCoLog Journal of Logics and their Applications Vol. 8 (1) 2021, 219-244
Abstract
The rich and complex legacy of Walton’s theoretical work for argument technologies is discussed. This is framed more as a call to action than as a prophecy:
by calling attention to certain areas of Walton’s work yet to be fully exploited
for the development of argument technologies, I hope to prompt scholars to take
interest in them; conversely, by casting some reasonable doubts on the prospects
of other lines of research inspired by Walton, I try to redirect resources and efforts towards more productive ambitions. My musings on this topic lead me
to articulate two versions of argument scheme theory, discuss current limitations and future improvements of dialogue type theory, and critically assess the
state-of-the-art of argument mining, as well as the potential for other types of
argument technologies.
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