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CfP special issue of IfCoLog Journal of Logics and their Applications on "Argument Strength", Deadline: 15 May 2017

EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 15

We invite authors to submit papers for 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-bochum.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.

######## 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-bochum.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/cfp/ArgStr16-Special-Issue

######## 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.

######## Important Dates ########
Abstract submission deadline: March 31
Paper submission deadline: May 15

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