notes-argumentMapping

some random notes on argument mapping stuff

towards standard formats for argument mapping

levels of acceptance/agreement/belief in a proposition

0: i may or may not agree with this, but i don't want to say anything about it now (the default) 1: (provisional) for the sake of argument i'll accept this for now; please continue 2: i think i agree with this 3: i assert this

negative levels: a reflection of the positive ones; except that negative levels can mean EITHER that you agree with the negation of the proposition, OR that you think there is something else wrong, for instance, absurdity, loaded language, violation of the rules of debate, etc.

publicity

-3: this is a secret -2: please don't repeat this -1: in general, i like to keep this sort of thing private; but you can use your discretion 0: use your discretion (the default) 1: in general, feel free to repeat what i say about this sort of thing; but use your discretion 2: sure, tell the world 3: i'm trying to publicize this

publicity values can also be "scoped" by audience. some predefined scopes are:

note that the "mutual friends" scope means mutual friends of the speaker; a friend who receives such a communication from a friend of the speaker is not supposed to pass it on to another friend who is not a friend of the speaker.

publicity values can also be "scoped" by presentation attributes. some predefined attributes are:

publicity values can also be modified by disclaimers, indicating that this kind of publicity is only authorized if the specifed disclaimer is conveyed. some predefined disclaimers are:

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