System and method for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a processing system comprising one or more data processors, text that has been annotated, the annotated text including argumentative or persuasive discourse in one or more annotation data structures that includes;
claims and evidence, andorganizational elements configured to organize the claims and evidence, wherein annotations of the annotated text distinguish the organizational elements from the claims and evidence;
identifying a rule set or a feature set from the annotated text and storing the rule set or the feature set in a rule set data structure or a feature set data structure, the rule set or the feature set including textual patterns or word frequency features related to the organizational elements of the annotated text;
building a model based on the annotations and the rule set or the feature set, the model being configured to identify organizational elements in a new text, the model being stored in a model data structure; and
applying the model to the new text, wherein the applying includes accessing the model data structure and determining whether a marginal probability for a word wji exceeds a threshold λ
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Abstract
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse. A text that has been annotated is received. The annotated text includes argumentative or persuasive discourse that includes claims and evidence and organizational elements configured to organize the claims and evidence. Annotations of the annotated text distinguish the organizational elements from the claims and evidence. A rule set or a feature set is identified from the annotated text, where the rule set or the feature set includes textual patterns or word frequency features related to the organizational elements of the annotated text. A model is built based on the annotations and on the rule set or the feature set. The model is configured to identify organizational elements in a new text. The model is applied to the new text.
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47 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a processing system comprising one or more data processors, text that has been annotated, the annotated text including argumentative or persuasive discourse in one or more annotation data structures that includes; claims and evidence, and organizational elements configured to organize the claims and evidence, wherein annotations of the annotated text distinguish the organizational elements from the claims and evidence; identifying a rule set or a feature set from the annotated text and storing the rule set or the feature set in a rule set data structure or a feature set data structure, the rule set or the feature set including textual patterns or word frequency features related to the organizational elements of the annotated text; building a model based on the annotations and the rule set or the feature set, the model being configured to identify organizational elements in a new text, the model being stored in a model data structure; and applying the model to the new text, wherein the applying includes accessing the model data structure and determining whether a marginal probability for a word wji exceeds a threshold λ
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17. A system for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse, the system comprising:
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a data processor; and computer-readable memory in communication with the data processor encoded with instructions for commanding the data processor to execute steps comprising; receiving text that has been annotated, the annotated text including argumentative or persuasive discourse in one or more annotation data structures that includes; claims and evidence, and organizational elements configured to organize the claims and evidence, wherein annotations of the annotated text distinguish the organizational elements from the claims and evidence; identifying a rule set or a feature set from the annotated text and storing the rule set or the feature set in a rule set data structure or a feature set data structure, the rule set or the feature set including textual patterns or word frequency features related to the organizational elements of the annotated text; building a model based on the annotations and the rule set or the feature set, the model being configured to identify organizational elements in a new text, the model being stored in a model data structure; and applying the model to the new text, wherein the applying includes accessing the model data structure and determining whether a marginal probability for a word wji exceeds a threshold λ
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33. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for identifying organizational elements in argumentative or persuasive discourse, the computer-readable medium comprising computer executable instructions which, when executed, cause the computer system to execute steps comprising:
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receiving, using a processing system comprising one or more data processors, text that has been annotated, the annotated text including argumentative or persuasive discourse in one or more annotation data structures that includes; claims and evidence, and organizational elements configured to organize the claims and evidence, wherein annotations of the annotated text distinguish the organizational elements from the claims and evidence; identifying a rule set or a feature set from the annotated text and storing the rule set or the feature set in a rule set data structure or a feature set data structure, the rule set or the feature set including textual patterns or word frequency features related to the organizational elements of the annotated text; building a model based on the annotations and the rule set or the feature set, the model being configured to identify organizational elements in a new text, the model being stored in a model data structure; and applying the model to the new text, wherein the applying includes accessing the model data structure and determining whether a marginal probability for a word wji exceeds a threshold λ
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