What is it about?
We show how short Twitter posts can be turned into arguments, producing debates which can then be processed and analysed for a better understanding of what is being posted about a topic.
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Why is it important?
We bring the power of computational argumentation to the most widespread microblogging platform.
Perspectives
Microdebates are a very simple mechanism, but they introduce new possibilities for communication, exchange, and civic engagement.
Dr Paolo Torroni
Universita degli Studi di Bologna
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This page is a summary of: Microdebates: Structuring debates without a structuring tool1, AI Communications, October 2015, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/aic-150690.
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