A Methodology for the Generation of Multi-agent Argumentation Dialogue Scenarios

Abstract

Abstract. Increasingly research into the uses of argumentation in multiagent dialogues takes an experimental approach. Such studies explore how agents can successfully employ argumentation besides the best and worst case situations of formal analysis. While a vital part in these experiments is influenced by the scenarios from which dialogues are generated, there is very little research on how these can be generated in a meaningful way, respecting the characteristics of the underlying dialogue problem. This paper proposes, by means of an example system for deliberation dialogues, a methodology for the construction and evaluation of a scenario generation process. It is shown how scenarios can accomodate argumentation with structured arguments and how it is tested whether the generated scenarios are interesting for experimentation.