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CfP special issue of IfCoLog Journal on Argument Strength, Deadline: 15 Apr 2017

ArgStr16 Special Issue: Argument Strength 2016 - Special Issue

We invite authors to submit papers to a Special Issue on Argument Strength
to be published in IfCoLog (Journal of Logics and Their Applications,
College Publications). In December 2016 the workshop "Argument Strength
2016" took place at Ruhr-University Bochum (http://homepage.ruhr-uni-boch
um.de/defeasible-reasoning/Argument-Strength-2016.html). In the special
issue we intend to publish original high quality contributions on the basis
of talks given at the workshop and we also welcome contributions from other
authors.

######## Important Dates ########
Abstract registration deadline: March 1, 2017
Submission deadline: April 15, 2017

######## Submission Guidelines ########
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another
journal or conference. They should be prepared for blind review. Guidelines
for authors can be found here: http://homepage.ruhr-
uni-bochum.de/defeasible-reasoning/ifcolog/ifcolog.pdf where it is advised
to use the LaTeX style ifcolog.cls (http://homepage.ruhr-uni-boch
um.de/defeasible-reasoning/ifcolog/ifcolog.cls). Preferably submissions
have a length of max. 25 pages in the layout indicated in the guide for
authors. Please contact us in case you need more space. Papers can be
submitted via easychair:
https://easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?key=47829723.acSQTPLTDB0QjJIj

######## List of Topics ########
Arguments vary in strength. The strength of an argument is affected, for
instance, by the plausibility of its premises, the nature of the link
between its premises and its conclusion, and the prior acceptability of the
conclusion.
The aim of this special issue is to collect original and high quality
contributions from the fields of artificial intelligence, philosophy,
logic, and argumentation theory, which are related to the strength of
arguments. Such questions include:
- Which factors influence the strength of an argument?
- What are the pros and cons of different formal representations of
argument strength?
- How to formally model qualifiers on the conclusions of arguments?
- How does argument strength propagate when inferences are chained?
- How do arguments accrue?
- Can weaker arguments defeat and/or defend stronger arguments?
- When do more specific arguments defeat more general arguments and vice
versa?
- How do formal and informal approaches to argument strength relate?
- How do preferences assigned to premises influence the evaluation of
arguments?

######## Publication ########
The Special Issue on Argument Strength will be published by College
Publications in IfCoLog, the Journal of Logics and their Applications. It
will be edited by Mathieu Beirlaen, Jesse Heyninck, Pere Pardo and
Christian Straßer. All submissions will be subject to double-blind peer
review.

######## Contact ########
All questions about submissions should be emailed to
argumentstrength2016@gmail.com
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