Persuasiveness

We present a probabilistic model of the in- fluence of language on the behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court, specifically influence of amicus briefs on Court decisions and opin- ions. …...

AbstractAmericans spend about a third of their time online, with many participating in online conversations on social and political issues. We hypothesize that social media arguments on such issues may …...

AbstractOnline debate forums provide users a platform to express their opinions on controversial topics while being exposed to opinions from diverse set of viewpoints. Existing work in Natural Language Processing …...

Argumentation exposes individuals to conflict- ing viewpoints and can help them make more informed decisions based on the pros and cons of a particular issue. While recent studies of ar- …...