?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Argument+Strength+in+Probabilistic+Argumentation+Using+Confirmation+Theory&rft.creator=Hunter%2C+A&rft.description=It+is+common+for+people+to+remark+that+a+particular+argument+is+a+strong+(or+weak)+argument.+Having+a+handle+on+the+relative+strengths+of+arguments+can+help+in+deciding+on+which+arguments+to+consider%2C+and+on+which+to+present+to+others+in+a+discussion.+In+computational+models+of+argument%2C+there+is+a+need+for+a+deeper+understanding+of+argument+strength.+Our+approach+in+this+paper+is+to+draw+on+confirmation+theory+for+quantifying+argument+strength%2C+and+harness+this+in+a+framework+based+on+probabilistic+argumentation.+We+show+how+we+can+calculate+strength+based+on+the+structure+of+the+argument+involving+defeasible+rules.+The+insights+appear+transferable+to+a+variety+of+other+structured+argumentation+systems.&rft.subject=Argument+strength%2C+Probabilistic+argumentation%2C+Deductive+argumentation%2C+Defeasible+logic&rft.publisher=Springer&rft.date=2021-09-19&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=Symbolic+and+Quantitative+Approaches+to+Reasoning+with+Uncertainty&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Symbolic+and+Quantitative+Approaches+to+Reasoning+with+Uncertainty.+ECSQARU+2021.++(pp.+pp.+74-88).++Springer%3A+Cham%2C+Switzerland.+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10137299%2F1%2Fecsqaru21a.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10137299%2F&rft.rights=open