Arguments as Drivers of Issue Polarisation in Debates Among Artificial Agents

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 25 (1) (2022)
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Can arguments and their properties influence the development of issue polarisation in debates among artificial agents? This paper presents an agent-based model of debates with logical constraints based on the theory of dialectical structures. Simulations on this model reveal that the exchange of arguments can drive polarisation even without social influence, and that the usage of different argumentation strategies can influence the obtained levels of polarisation.

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Felix Kopecky
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