Structured reasoning to support deliberative dialogue

  • Authors:
  • Alyx Macfadyen;Andrew Stranieri;John Yearwood

  • Affiliations:
  • Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia;Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia;Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

  • Venue:
  • KES'05 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems - Volume Part I
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

Deliberative dialogue is a form of dialogue that involves participants advancing claims and, without power plays or posturing, deliberating on the claims of others until a consensus decision is reached. This paper describes a deliberative support system to facilitate and encourage participants to engage in a discussion deliberatively. A knowledge representation framework is deployed to generate a strong domain model of reasoning structure. The structure, coupled with a deliberative dialogue protocol results in a web based system that regulates a discussion to avoid combative, non-deliberative exchanges. The system has been designed for online dispute resolution between husband and wife in divorce proceedings involving property.