The Moral Debater: A Study on the Computational Generation of Morally Framed Arguments (2022.acl-long)
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| Challenge: | Existing arguments that focus on shared values are based on prior beliefs and morals, but little research has been done on the effectiveness of these proxies. |
| Approach: | They propose a system that automatically generates arguments focusing on different morals and ask liberals and conservatives to evaluate the impact of these arguments. |
| Outcome: | The proposed system generates arguments focusing on different morals, and the results are compared with existing arguments. |
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