AsseSS: A Tool for Assessing the Support Structures of Arguments in User Comments

摘要

We present AsseSS, a tool for identifying and assessing the support structures of arguments in user comments. Given a comment, the system first classifies elementary units of arguments comprising the comment based on the type of appropriate support. Then, it detects support relations among the elementary units. With this information, it is possible to decide whether the existing support relation is of suitable type. Also, in the case that no support has been provided for an elementary unit, an appropriate type of support can be determined.