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Research Article
The eightfold way of deliberation dialogue
Article first published online: 28 NOV 2006
DOI: 10.1002/int.20191
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International Journal of Intelligent Systems
Special Issue: Computational Models of Natural Argumentation
Volume 22, Issue 1, pages 95–132, January 2007
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How to Cite
McBurney, P., Hitchcock, D. and Parsons, S. (2007), The eightfold way of deliberation dialogue. Int. J. Intell. Syst., 22: 95–132. doi: 10.1002/int.20191
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- Issue published online: 28 NOV 2006
- Article first published online: 28 NOV 2006
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Abstract
Deliberation dialogues occur when two or more participants seek to jointly agree on an action or a course of action in some situation. We present the first formal framework for such dialogues, grounding it in a theory of deliberative reasoning from the philosophy of argumentation. We further fully articulate the locutions and rules of a formal dialogue game for this model, so as to specify a protocol for deliberation dialogues. The resulting protocol is suitable for dialogues between computational entities, such as autonomous software agents. To assess our protocol, we consider it against various records of human deliberations, against normative principles for the conduct of human dialogues, and with respect to the outcomes produced by dialogues undertaken according to the protocol. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Int Syst 22: 95–132, 2007.