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The dynamics of group polarization

Proietti, Carlo LU (2017) Logic, Rationality, and Interaction In Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 10445 LNCS. p.195-208
Abstract

Exchange of arguments in a discussion often makes individuals more radical about their initial opinion. This phenomenon is known as Group-induced Attitude Polarization. A byproduct of it are bipolarization effects, where the distance between the attitudes of two groups of individuals increases after the discussion. This paper is a first attempt to analyse the building blocks of information exchange and information update that induce polarization. I use Argumentation Frameworks as a tool for encoding the information of agents in a debate relative to a given issue a. I then adapt a specific measure of the degree of acceptability of an opinion (Matt and Toni 2008). Changes in the degree of acceptability of a, prior and posterior to... (More)

Exchange of arguments in a discussion often makes individuals more radical about their initial opinion. This phenomenon is known as Group-induced Attitude Polarization. A byproduct of it are bipolarization effects, where the distance between the attitudes of two groups of individuals increases after the discussion. This paper is a first attempt to analyse the building blocks of information exchange and information update that induce polarization. I use Argumentation Frameworks as a tool for encoding the information of agents in a debate relative to a given issue a. I then adapt a specific measure of the degree of acceptability of an opinion (Matt and Toni 2008). Changes in the degree of acceptability of a, prior and posterior to information exchange, serve here as an indicator of polarization. I finally show that the way agents transmit and update information has a decisive impact on polarization and bipolarization.

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Logic, Rationality, and Interaction : International Workshop on Logic, Rationality and Interaction - International Workshop on Logic, Rationality and Interaction
series title
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
volume
10445 LNCS
pages
14 pages
publisher
Springer
conference name
Logic, Rationality, and Interaction
conference location
Sapporo, Japan
conference dates
2017-09-11 - 2017-09-14
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  • scopus:85029406914
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16113349
03029743
ISBN
9783319649993
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-55665-8_14
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Rationality and Group Behavior
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English
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  author       = {{Proietti, Carlo}},
  booktitle    = {{Logic, Rationality, and Interaction : International Workshop on Logic, Rationality and Interaction}},
  isbn         = {{9783319649993}},
  issn         = {{16113349}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{195--208}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)}},
  title        = {{The dynamics of group polarization}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55665-8_14}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-662-55665-8_14}},
  volume       = {{10445 LNCS}},
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