PURPOSE: An article classification method for providing opposing points for a disputatious issue and a system thereof are provided to classify articles without a manager, thereby supplying a classification result with high reliability. CONSTITUTION: Direct or indirect quotation in collected news articles and subjects of an action which is classified in a sentence which includes the quotation are extracted as a debater who participates in a debate(S22). Parties who are opposed to each other are identified based on a criticism relation between extracted debaters(S23). Debaters are identified into two debater groups based on a relation of the debaters and the parties(S24). Whether or not one of the two debater groups is biased is determined based on a quotation ratio or similarity for statements of the debater groups in the new articles(S25). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) End; (S21) Collect news articles treating controversial issues; (S22) Extract direct or indirect quotation in the collected news articles and subjects of an action which is classified in a sentence which includes the quotation as a debater who participates in a debate; (S23) Identify at least two parties who are strongly opposed to each other among the debaters based on a criticism relation between the extracted debaters; (S24) Classify the debaters into at least two debater groups represented by each party based on a relation of the debaters and the identified parties; (S25) Determine whether or not one of the two debater groups is biased or neutral based on a quotation ratio or similarity for statements of each debater group in the news articles
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