Looking-ahead in backtracking algorithms for abstract argumentation



Nofal, S, Atkinson, KM ORCID: 0000-0002-5683-4106 and Dunne, PE ORCID: 0000-0002-6033-3742
(2016) Looking-ahead in backtracking algorithms for abstract argumentation. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning, 78. pp. 265-282.

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Abstract

We refine implemented backtracking algorithms for a number of problems related to Dung's argumentation frameworks. Under admissible, preferred, complete, stable, semi stable, and ideal semantics we add enhancements, what are so-called global looking-ahead pruning strategies, to the-state-of-the-art implementations of two problems. First, we tackle the extension enumeration problem: constructing some/all set(s) of acceptable arguments of a given argumentation framework. Second, we address the acceptance decision problem: deciding whether an argument is in some/all set(s) of accepted arguments of a given argumentation framework. The experiments that we report show that the speedup gain of the new enhancements is quite significant.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: algorithms, argumentation semantics, argument-based reasoning
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2017 11:02
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:51
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2016.07.013
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3011345

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