<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">[Apologies if you receive multiple copies. Please forward this call to interested parties.]</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">==============================================================================================</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Call for Papers:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Special Issue on Argument Strength</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Argument & Computation</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Guest editors: Matthias Thimm, Tjitze Rienstra, Kenneth Skiba, Gabriele Kern-Isberner, Jesse Heyninck, Christoph Beierle</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Arguments vary in strength. The strength of an argument is affected by e.g. the plausibility of its premises, the nature of the link between its premises and conclusion, and the prior acceptability of the conclusion. The aim of the workshop series “ArgStrength” is to bring together experts from the fields of artificial intelligence, philosophy, logic, and argumentation theory to discuss questions related to the strength of arguments. Such questions include:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Which factors influence the strength of an argument?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- What are the pros and cons of different formal representations of argument strength?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- How to formally model qualifiers on the conclusions of arguments?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- How does argument strength propagate when inferences are chained?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- How do arguments accrue?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Can weaker arguments defeat and/or defend stronger arguments?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- When do more specific arguments defeat more general arguments and vice versa?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- How do formal and informal approaches to argument strength relate?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- How do preferences assigned to premises influence the evaluation of arguments?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The special issue “Argument Strength” is a follow-up to the Third Workshop on Argument Strength (ArgStrength’21) that took place virtually on October 11-13, 2021 (</span><a href="http://argstrength2021.argumentationcompetition.org" class="">http://argstrength2021.argumentationcompetition.org</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">). It aims at surveying and advancing the current state of the art on argument strength and welcomes both extended versions of presentations from the workshop as well as new contributions.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The special issue will be published through Argument & Computation (</span><a href="https://content.iospress.com/journals/argument-and-computation/" class="">https://content.iospress.com/journals/argument-and-computation/</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">). We welcome technical contributions of any form addressing the above topics of interest. Submissions must be in English, but there is no page limit on papers nor any limit on the number of papers in the issue. Submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed following the standards of Argument & Computation.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Important dates (subject to possible change):</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- June 30, 2022: submission of papers</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- September 30, 2022: reviewer feedback</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- November 30, 2022: submission of revised papers</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- January 31, 2022: final notification</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- February 28, 2023: submission of final version</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Summer 2023: publication of special issue</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Submission instructions:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Submissions are handled through the editorial manager of Argument & Computation (</span><a href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/aandc/" class="">https://www.editorialmanager.com/aandc/</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">). Note that you must select the section “Special Issue: Argument Strength” during registration of the submission, in order to ensure that your submission will be forwarded correctly. There is no strict page limit on the submissions, but please adhere to the general author guidelines for submissions to Argument & Computation (</span><a href="https://www.iospress.com/catalog/journals/argument-computation" class="">https://www.iospress.com/catalog/journals/argument-computation</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">).</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Contact:</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Any inquiries on the special should be addressed to Matthias Thimm (</span><a href="mailto:matthias.thimm@fernuni-hagen.de" class="">matthias.thimm@fernuni-hagen.de</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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