# The workweek is the best time to start a family -- A Study of GPT-2 Based Claim Generation

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.06185 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2010.06185/

## Key facts

- Cited by 15 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 13 Oct 2020.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

Argument generation is a challenging task whose research is timely considering its potential impact on social media and the dissemination of information. Here we suggest a pipeline based on GPT-2 for generating coherent claims, and explore the types of claims that it produces, and their veracity, using an array of manual and automatic assessments. In addition, we explore the interplay between this task and the task of Claim Retrieval, showing how they can complement one another.