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Law, Probability and Risk Advance Access originally published online on October 17, 2007
Law, Probability and Risk 2007 6(1-4):187-208; doi:10.1093/lpr/mgm017
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© The Author [2007]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Argumentation support software: boxes-and-arrows and beyond

Bart Verheij{dagger}

Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

{dagger} Email: b.verheij{at}ai.rug.nl

Received on 28 February 2007. Revised on 14 June 2007. Accepted on 15 June 2007.


  Abstract

This paper is about software to support argumentative tasks for lawyers. The focus is on the visualization and evaluation of warranted defeasible arguments. The opportunities provided by ‘boxes-and-arrows’ diagrams of arguments are treated, but the paper also addresses limitations. It is argued that finding natural design, improving usefulness and including content are central research challenges for the field of argumentation support software. It is of highest priority that claims about the extent to which these challenges have been met become better supported by evidence, e.g. by empirical studies.

Keywords: argumentation software; defeasible reasoning; legal logic

Presented at the workshop on ‘Graphic and visual representations of evidence and inference in legal settings’ at Cardozo School of Law, New York City, 28–29 January 2007.


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