ABA+: Assumption-Based Argumentation with Preferences
Artificial Intelligence
2016-10-13 v2
Abstract
We present ABA+, a new approach to handling preferences in a well known structured argumentation formalism, Assumption-Based Argumentation (ABA). In ABA+, preference information given over assumptions is incorporated directly into the attack relation, thus resulting in attack reversal. ABA+ conservatively extends ABA and exhibits various desirable features regarding relationship among argumentation semantics as well as preference handling. We also introduce Weak Contraposition, a principle concerning reasoning with rules and preferences that relaxes the standard principle of contraposition, while guaranteeing additional desirable features for ABA+.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1610.03024,
title = {ABA+: Assumption-Based Argumentation with Preferences},
author = {Kristijonas Čyras and Francesca Toni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.03024},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
This is a preprint of a manuscript under review