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A model of knowledge representation is described in which propositional facts and the relationships among them can be supported by other facts. The set of knowledge which can be supported is called the set of cognitive units, each having…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-04-12 A. Julian Craddock , Roger A. Browse

Social influence is the process by which individuals adapt their opinion, revise their beliefs, or change their behavior as a result of social interactions with other people. In our strongly interconnected society, social influence plays a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2013-11-15 Mehdi Moussaid , Juliane E. Kaemmer , Pantelis P. Analytis , Hansjoerg Neth

Frequently we revise our first opinions after talking over with other individuals because we get convinced. Argumentation is a verbal and social process aimed at convincing. It includes conversation and persuasion. In this case, the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-04-26 Juan Pablo Pinasco , Viktoriya Semeshenko , Pablo Balenzuela

Opinion mining is the branch of computation that deals with opinions, appraisals, attitudes, and emotions of people and their different aspects. This field has attracted substantial research interest in recent years. Aspect-level (called…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Subhasis Dasgupta , Jaydip Sen

Opinion mining refers to the use of natural language processing, text analysis and computational linguistics to identify and extract subjective information in textual material. Opinion mining, also known as sentiment analysis, has received…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2017-12-27 Kasturi Dewi Varathan , Anastasia Giachanou , Fabio Crestani

Providing opinions through labeling of images, tweets, etc. have drawn immense interest in crowdsourcing markets. This invokes a major challenge of aggregating multiple opinions received from different crowd workers for deriving the final…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2016-09-16 Sujoy Chatterjee , Anirban Mukhopadhyay , Malay Bhattacharyya

The current research is focusing on the area of Opinion Mining also called as sentiment analysis due to sheer volume of opinion rich web resources such as discussion forums, review sites and blogs are available in digital form. One…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2013-07-15 Arti Buche , Dr. M. B. Chandak , Akshay Zadgaonkar

Social media popularity and importance is on the increase due to people using it for various types of social interaction across multiple channels. This systematic review focuses on the evolving research area of Social Opinion Mining, tasked…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-07-08 Keith Cortis , Brian Davis

We hereby propose a model of opinion dynamics where individuals update their beliefs because of interactions in acquaintances' group. The model exhibit a non trivial behavior that we discuss as a function of the main involved parameters.…

Physics and Society · Physics 2008-08-04 Timoteo Carletti , Simone Righi

Opinion dynamics, the evolution of individuals through social interactions, is an important area of research with applications ranging from politics to marketing. Due to its interdisciplinary relevance, studies of opinion dynamics remain…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Mohammad Shirzadi , Emilio Cruciani , Ahad N. Zehmakan

The process of opinion formation through synthesis and contrast of different viewpoints has been the subject of many studies in economics and social sciences. Today, this process manifests itself also in online social networks and social…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2013-02-01 Aristides Gionis , Evimaria Terzi , Panayiotis Tsaparas

We survey a range of models of opinion exchange. From the introduction: "The exchange of opinions between individuals is a fundamental social interaction... Moreover, many models in this field are an excellent playground for mathematicians,…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-07-11 Elchanan Mossel , Omer Tamuz

We consider the process of opinion formation, in a society where there is a set of rules, $B$. These rules change over time due to the drift of public opinion, driven in part by publicity campaigns. Public opinion is formed by the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-05-19 Juan Neirotti

Opinion dynamics is an important and very active area of research that delves into the complex processes through which individuals form and modify their opinions within a social context. The ability to comprehend and unravel the mechanisms…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-03-19 Giacomo Albi , Elisa Calzola , Giacomo Dimarco

In this paper we propose and investigate a multi-dimensional opinion dynamics model where people are characterised by both opinions and importance weights across these opinions. Opinion changes occur through binary interactions, with a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-01-12 Hanna Bartel , Martin Burger , Marie-Therese Wolfram

A model needs to make verifiable predictions to have any scientific value. In opinion dynamics, the study of how individuals exchange opinions with one another, there are many theoretical models which attempt to model opinion exchange, one…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-01-11 Johnathan A. Adams , Gentry White , Robyn P. Araujo

Philosophical accounts of persuasion often assume that shared evidence and rational argumentation should lead to a convergence of views between peers, yet everyday discourse often suggests otherwise. In this study, we use large language…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-12 David Freeborn , Malihe Alikani , Anthony Sicilia

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that adversely affects management decisions, and mathematical modelling is an aid to its detailed understanding. Bias in opinion update about the value of a parameter is modelled here assuming that…

Other Statistics · Statistics 2022-02-08 Rose D Baker

Interaction with others influences our opinions and behaviours. Our activities within various social circles lead to different opinions expressed in various situations, groups, and ways of communication. Earlier studies on agent-based…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Stanisław Stępień , Jarosław Jankowski , Piotr Bródka , Radosław Michalski

The whole world is changed rapidly and using the current technologies Internet becomes an essential need for everyone. Web is used in every field. Most of the people use web for a common purpose like online shopping, chatting etc. During an…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2014-08-19 Richa Sharma , Shweta Nigam , Rekha Jain