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Bias in Semantic and Discourse Interpretation

Computation and Language 2018-07-02 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we show how game-theoretic work on conversation combined with a theory of discourse structure provides a framework for studying interpretive bias. Interpretive bias is an essential feature of learning and understanding but also something that can be used to pervert or subvert the truth. The framework we develop here provides tools for understanding and analyzing the range of interpretive biases and the factors that contribute to them.

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@article{arxiv.1806.11322,
  title  = {Bias in Semantic and Discourse Interpretation},
  author = {Nicholas Asher and Soumya Paul},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.11322},
  year   = {2018}
}
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