# Integrating Temporality and Causality into Acyclic Argumentation Frameworks using a Transition System

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09197 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.09197/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
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- First posted on arXiv 16 Mar 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Explanation in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Social Sciences](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1706.07269/) (2017)
- [Argumentative XAI: A Survey](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2105.11266/) (2021)
- [Causal Sufficiency and Actual Causation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.02311/) (2021)
- [Action Languages Based Actual Causality for Computational Ethics: a Sound and Complete Implementation in ASP](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2205.02919/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In the context of abstract argumentation, we present the benefits of considering temporality, i.e. the order in which arguments are enunciated, as well as causality. We propose a formal method to rewrite the concepts of acyclic abstract argumentation frameworks into an action language, that allows us to model the evolution of the world, and to establish causal relationships between the enunciation of arguments and their consequences, whether direct or indirect. An Answer Set Programming implementation is also proposed, as well as perspectives towards explanations.