1 Introduction
2 Argumentation theory
2.1 Basic argumentation framework
2.2 Extended argumentation frameworks
2.2.1 Preference-based argumentation framework
2.2.2 Value-based argumentation framework
2.2.3 Assumption-based argumentation framework
3 Research method
3.1 Review protocol
3.2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria
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Studies that are in English | |
Studies that have been published from 1998 to 2014 | |
Studies that focus on argumentation for multi-agent systems | |
Peer-reviewed studies | |
Exclusion criteria
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Studies that are not related to the research questions | |
Studies with informal literature surveys | |
Studies are not in English | |
Duplicated studies |
3.3 Search process
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IEEE Xplore (http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/xplore).
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ACM Digital Library (http://dl.acm.org).
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Science Direct (http://www.sciencedirect.com).
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SpringerLink (http://www.springerlink.com).
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S1: argumentation multi-agent systems
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S2: argumentation classification
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S3: argumentation negotiation
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S4: argumentation planning
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S5: argumentation dialogue
3.4 Quality assessment
3.5 Data extraction and synthesis
Extracted data | Description |
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Title | Title of the publication |
Type of study | Book, journal paper, conference paper or workshop paper |
Source | Database where the study was found |
Year | Publication year of the study |
Authors | All of the authors of the publication |
Affiliation/organisation | The institution of the authors |
Application field | The field where the argumentation system is applied, e.g., industrial management or e-commerce |
Problem type | The final goal of the argumentation process, e.g., deliberation, information-seeking or negotiation |
Software environment | The environment in which the study is developed, e.g., simulation or argumentation framework |
Support software | Any software tool used to implement the system |
Agent level | The reasoning technique used by agents, e.g., rules or fuzzy logic |
Society level | The relations among the agents, e.g., collaborative or competitive |
Communication protocol | The protocol used by the agents to communicate among them, e.g., centralised or FIPA |
Argumentation framework | The name of the argumentation framework used in the study, if any |
Arguments format | The format of the shared arguments, e.g., rules, tuples, plain text or logic formalisms |
Public dataset | If the dataset used in the evaluation is accessible for anyone or not |
Maturity level | If the proposed model has been applied in real-life applications or only in theory |
Real-life data | If the proposed model has been evaluated with real-life data or only with a set of examples |
URL | The URL where the study is hosted |
4 Overview of the included studies
4.1 Citation status
Cited by |
\(<\)5 | 5–20 | 20–50 |
\(>\)50 |
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No. of studies (64) | 27 | 22 | 7 | 8 |
Ref. | Title | Citations |
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Sierra et al. (1998) | A framework for argumentation-based negotiation | 340 |
Amgoud et al. (2000) | Modelling dialogues using argumentation | 301 |
Kakas and Moraitis (2003) | Argumentation based decision making for autonomous agents | 184 |
McBurney et al. (2003) | A Dialogue Game Protocol for Agent Purchase Negotiations | 166 |
Amgoud and Prade (2009) | Using arguments for making and explaining decisions | 155 |
Amgoud and Parsons (2002) | Agent Dialogues with Conflicting Preferences | 86 |
Amgoud et al. (2005) | An Argumentation-Based Approach to Multiple Criteria Decision | 86 |
Vicari et al. (2003) | A multi-agent intelligent environment for medical knowledge | 79 |
4.2 Temporal view
5 Results
5.1 Application view
5.1.1 Problem type
Type of dialogue | Goal of dialogue |
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Persuasion | Resolve or clarify issue |
Inquiry | Prove (disprove) hypothesis |
Negotiation | Reasonable settlement |
Information seeking | Exchange information |
Deliberation | Decide best course of action |
Type | No. studies | Studies |
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Persuasion | 4 | |
Inquiry | 9 | |
Negotiation | 17 |
Yuan et al. (2009), Ye et al. (2010), Ge et al. (2010), Wang et al. (2010), Bulling et al. (2008), Monteserin and Amandi (2011), El-Sisi and Mousa (2012), Brandao Neto et al. (2013), Xue-jie et al. (2013), Maio and Silva (2014), Pashaei et al. (2014), Sierra et al. (1998), Amgoud et al. (2008), McBurney et al. (2003), Amgoud (2006), Morge and Beaune (2004), Alonso (2004) |
Information seeking | 2 | |
Deliberation | 21 |
Moraitis and Spanoudakis (2007), Liu et al. (2010), Yuan et al. (2011), Das (2005), Aulinas et al. (2012), Janjua and Hussain (2012), Zhang et al. (2012), Chow et al. (2013), Velaga et al. (2012), Grando et al. (2012), Harvey et al. (2007), Wang et al. (2014), Kakas and Moraitis (2003), Fan et al. (2014), d’Avila Garcez et al. (2014), Thomopoulos et al. (2015), Ferrando and Onaindia (2013), Fan et al. (2013), Amgoud and Prade (2009), Amgoud et al. (2005), Tang and Parsons (2005) |
5.1.2 Application field
5.1.3 Support software
5.1.4 Maturity level
Maturity level | No. studies | Studies |
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Theory | 35 |
Yuan et al. (2009), Liu et al. (2010), Wang and Luo (2010), Caiquan et al. (2010), Ge et al. (2010), Hsairi et al. (2006), Hsairi et al. (2010), Obeid and Moubaiddin (2009), Yuan et al. (2011), Maio et al. (2011), Das (2005), van der Weide et al. (2011), Bulling et al. (2008), Amgoud and Serrurier (2007), Keppens (2011), Rowe et al. (2012), Gaertner and Toni (2008), Vreeswijk (2005), Amgoud and Serrurier (2008), Brandao Neto et al. (2013), Tao et al. (2014), Amgoud et al. (2000), Kakas and Moraitis (2003), d’Avila Garcez et al. (2014), Sierra et al. (1998), Fan et al. (2013), Amgoud and Parsons (2002), Amgoud et al. (2008), Amgoud and Prade (2009), McBurney et al. (2003), Amgoud et al. (2005), Amgoud (2006), Tang and Parsons (2005), Morge and Beaune (2004), Alonso (2004) |
Prototype | 22 |
Moraitis and Spanoudakis (2007), Ye et al. (2010), Wang et al. (2010), Monteserin and Amandi (2011), Heras et al. (2013), Huang and Lin (2010), Janjua and Hussain (2012), Xiong et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2012), El-Sisi and Mousa (2012), Heras et al. (2013), Grando et al. (2012), Harvey et al. (2007), Wardeh et al. (2012), Xue-jie et al. (2013), Wang et al. (2014), Fogli et al. (2013), Fan et al. (2014), Bedi and Vashisth (2014), Ferrando and Onaindia (2013), Maio and Silva (2014), Pashaei et al. (2014) |
Application | 7 |
Year | Theory | Prototype | Application |
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1998–2005 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
2006–2010 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
2011–2014 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
5.1.5 Evaluation process of the proposed model
Real datasets | No. studies | Studies |
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No, only theory | 50 |
Yuan et al. (2009), Moraitis and Spanoudakis (2007), Gaertner and Toni (2007), Liu et al. (2010), Wang and Luo (2010), Caiquan et al. (2010), Ge et al. (2010), Hsairi et al. (2006), Hsairi et al. (2010), Obeid and Moubaiddin (2009), Wang et al. (2010), Yuan et al. (2011), Maio et al. (2011), van der Weide et al. (2011), Bulling et al. (2008), Amgoud and Serrurier (2007), Keppens (2011), Monteserin and Amandi (2011), Heras et al. (2013), Huang and Lin (2010), Xiong et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2012), El-Sisi and Mousa (2012), Gaertner and Toni (2008), Harvey et al. (2007), Vreeswijk (2005), Amgoud and Serrurier (2008), Brandao Neto et al. (2013), Tao et al. (2014), Xue-jie et al. (2013), Wang et al. (2014), Amgoud et al. (2000), Kakas and Moraitis (2003), Fogli et al. (2013), Fan et al. (2014), Bedi and Vashisth (2014), d’Avila Garcez et al. (2014), Thomopoulos et al. (2015), Ferrando and Onaindia (2013), Pashaei et al. (2014), Sierra et al. (1998), Amgoud and Parsons (2002), Amgoud et al. (2008), Amgoud and Prade (2009), McBurney et al. (2003), Amgoud et al. (2005), Amgoud (2006), Tang and Parsons (2005), Morge and Beaune (2004), Alonso (2004) |
Yes, real but private | 12 | |
Yes, public data | 2 |
Comparison | No. studies | Studies |
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No | 57 |
Tannai et al. (2011), Yuan et al. (2009), Moraitis and Spanoudakis (2007), Gaertner and Toni (2007), Liu et al. (2010), Wang and Luo (2010), Ye et al. (2010), Caiquan et al. (2010), Ge et al. (2010), Hsairi et al. (2006), Hsairi et al. (2010), Obeid and Moubaiddin (2009), Wang et al. (2010), Yuan et al. (2011), Maio et al. (2011), Das (2005), van der Weide et al. (2011), Bulling et al. (2008), Amgoud and Serrurier (2007), Keppens (2011), Monteserin and Amandi (2011), Huang and Lin (2010), Aulinas et al. (2012), Janjua and Hussain (2012), Xiong et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2012), Rowe et al. (2012), Chow et al. (2013), Velaga et al. (2012), Grando et al. (2012), Gaertner and Toni (2008), Harvey et al. (2007), Vreeswijk (2005), Amgoud and Serrurier (2008), Brandao Neto et al. (2013), Tao et al. (2014), Xue-jie et al. (2013), Wang et al. (2014), Amgoud et al. (2000), Kakas and Moraitis (2003), Fogli et al. (2013), Fan et al. (2014), Bedi and Vashisth (2014), d’Avila Garcez et al. (2014), Thomopoulos et al. (2015), Vicari et al. (2003), Sierra et al. (1998), Fan et al. (2013), Amgoud and Parsons (2002), Amgoud et al. (2008), Amgoud and Prade (2009), McBurney et al. (2003), Amgoud et al. (2005), Amgoud (2006), Tang and Parsons (2005), Morge and Beaune (2004), Alonso (2004) |
Yes | 7 |
5.2 MAS view
5.2.1 Agent level
5.2.2 Society level
Behaviour | No. studies | Studies |
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Collaborative | 38 |
Hsairi et al. (2006), Moraitis and Spanoudakis (2007), Yuan et al. (2009), Obeid and Moubaiddin (2009), Liu et al. (2010), Ge et al. (2010), Hsairi et al. (2010), Ye et al. (2010), Maio et al. (2011), Zhang et al. (2012), El-Sisi and Mousa (2012), Aulinas et al. (2012), Chow et al. (2013), Grando et al. (2012), Harvey et al. (2007), Marreiros et al. (2005), Rowe et al. (2012), Velaga et al. (2012), Letia and Groza (2012), Amgoud and Serrurier (2008), Monteserin and Amandi (2011), Wang et al. (2010), Das (2005), Bulling et al. (2008), Amgoud and Serrurier (2007), Huang and Lin (2010), Janjua and Hussain (2012), Tao et al. (2014), Wang et al. (2014), Kakas and Moraitis (2003), Fogli et al. (2013), Fan et al. (2014), Bedi and Vashisth (2014), Ferrando and Onaindia (2013), Maio and Silva (2014), Vicari et al. (2003), Tang and Parsons (2005), Morge and Beaune (2004) |
Competitive | 16 |
Yuan et al. (2011), Keppens (2011), Heras et al. (2013), Heras et al. (2013), Brandao Neto et al. (2013), Xue-jie et al. (2013), Pashaei et al. (2014), Sierra et al. (1998), Amgoud and Parsons (2002), Gaertner and Toni (2007), Caiquan et al. (2010), Tannai et al. (2011), Xiong et al. (2012), Wardeh et al. (2012), van der Weide et al. (2011), Vreeswijk (2005) |
5.2.3 Execution environment
Environment | No. studies | Studies |
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Application | 8 | |
Simulation | 7 |
5.2.4 Communication protocol
Comm. Protocol | No. studies | Studies |
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FIPA | 10 | |
Centralised | 8 |
5.2.5 Argumentation framework
5.2.6 Argument format
Argument format | No. studies | Studies |
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FIPA-ACL | 3 | |
Ontologies | 4 | |
Plain text | 4 | |
Rules | 7 |
Year | FIPA-ACL | Ontologies | Plain text | Rules |
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1998–2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006–2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2011–2014 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |