We propose a new method in the field of argument analysis in social media to determining convincingness of arguments in online debates, following previous research by Habernal and Gurevych (2016). Rather than using argument specific feature values, we measure feature values relative to the average value in the debate, allowing us to determine argument convincingness with fewer features (between...

The current article reviews the most recent literature addressing the definitions, ethical considerations, and potential strengths and limitations of online therapy. In addition, a framework is provided for how to conceptualize and categorize different aspects of online therapy for research purposes. Relevant studies of both online and face-to-face therapy as well as suggestions for future rese...

Abstract One way to silence the powerless, Langton has taught us, is pre-emptively disable their ability do things with words. In this paper I argue that speakers can be silenced in a different way. You let them speak, and obscure meaning of words afterwards. My aim investigate form silencing, call retroactive distortion . distortion, speaker distorted by effect subsequent speech act speaker. A...

Introduction The widespread introduction of online courses for degree-credit in colleges and universities around the globe has sparked contentious discussion among administrators, faculty, and faculty unions (AAUP 1999, Ehrmann, 1999; Noble 1998; Roschelle & Pea, 1999; Tsichritzis, 1999). Two debates have emerged. The first centers around the workload for faculty conducting online courses. One ...

The US presidential race, the re-election of President Hugo Chavez, and the economic crisis in Greece and other European countries are some of the controversial topics being played on the news everyday. To understand the landscape of opinions on political controversies, it would be helpful to know which politician or other stakeholder takes which position support or opposition on specific aspec...

With the growing use of the Social Web, an increasing number of applications for exchanging opinions with other people are becoming available online. These applications are widely adopted with the consequence that the number of opinions about the debated issues increases. In order to cut in on a debate, the participants need first to evaluate the opinions of the other users to detect whether th...