Repository and Data Information

These files were created as part of the repository for the following publication in ArgMining 2025:

Maximilian Heinrich, Khalid Al-Khatib, and Benno Stein. Multi-Class versus Means-End: Assessing Classification Approaches for Argument Patterns.

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Purpose

The goal is to classify argument schemes based on Walton’s framework:
Argumentation Scheme (Wikipedia)

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Datasets

• EthiX Dataset:
  https://github.com/ElfiaBv/EthiX

• USTV Dataset:
  https://corpora.aifdb.org/US2016G1tvWALTON

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Usage

• The results are stored in a MongoDB database.
• To run the code:
  1. First, execute the functions in the data_preparation directory.
  2. Then, run the main code found in the root directory.
  3. Use the code in the evaluation directory to obtain the results.