Araucaria: Software for Argument Analysis, Diagramming and Representation
Araucaria: Software for Argument Analysis, Diagramming and Representation
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Araucaria：用于论证分析、图表和表示的软件
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2004
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通讯作者：
Glenn Rowe
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C. Reed;Glenn Rowe
论证理论涉及对自然发生的论证的分析，在学术界和向本科生教授批判性思维技能时为此目的使用的一个关键工具是论证图表。通过根据论证的组成部分和它们之间的关系来确定论证的结构，依次批判性地评估论证的每个部分就变得更加容易。然而，分析和图表的任务是劳动密集型的，而且往往是特殊的，这可能会给学术交流带来困难。 Araucaria 系统提供了一个支持图表处理的接口，然后使用 AML 保存结果，AML 是一种用 XML 设计的开放标准，用于描述参数结构。南洋杉的目标不仅是在教学中使用，而且还支持研究活动。因此，它从一开始就被设计为处理更高级的论证理论概念，例如捕获刻板推理模式的方案。该软件还设计为与许多正在开发的应用程序兼容，包括对话交互和在线语料库提供。这些功能加上其平台独立性和易用性，有可能使南洋杉成为学术界的宝贵资源。
Argumentation theory involves the analysis of naturally occurring argument, and one key tool employed to this end both in the academic community and in teaching critical thinking skills to undergraduates is argument diagramming. By identifying the structure of an argument in terms of its constituents and the relationships between them, it becomes easier to critically evaluate each part of an argument in turn. The task of analysis and diagramming, however, is labor intensive and often idiosyncratic, which can make academic exchange difficult. The Araucaria system provides an interface which supports the diagramming process, and then saves the result using AML, an open standard, designed in XML, for describing argument structure. Araucaria aims to be of use not only in pedagogical situations, but also in support of research activity. As a result, it has been designed from the outset to handle more advanced argumentation theoretic concepts such as schemes, which capture stereotypical patterns of reasoning. The software is also designed to be compatible with a number of applications under development, including dialogic interaction and online corpus provision. Together, these features, combined with its platform independence and ease of use, have the potential to make Araucaria a valuable resource for the academic community.