Argumentation Schema

Schema.org Community Group,
Argumentation Community Group,

Thank you for your feedback and comments so far. I’ve refactored the schemas.

https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/


I’m exploring two approaches to modeling argument maps. A first approach is to model the relationships between statements or quotations.

Relationship — Extends Intangible<https://schema.org/Intangible>. A relationship between a subject and an object.
subject: Text<http://schema.org/Text> or Quotation<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or Relationship<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList> or URI
object: Text<http://schema.org/Text> or Quotation<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or Relationship<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList> or URI

A second approach is to model statements which extend CreativeWork and which can be interrelated.

Statement — Extends CreativeWork<http://schema.org/CreativeWork>. A statement.
supports: Statement<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>
supportedBy: Statement<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>
opposes: Statement<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>
opposedby: Statement<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>

I’ll explore how the approaches work in Microdata, RDFa and JSON-LD.

Regardless of approach 1 or 2, a topic of argumentation schemas is to convenience the expression of agreement and disagreement and to support the expression of rationale for so doing.

AgreeQuotation — Extends Quotation<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/>. A quotation which is agreed with.
rationale: Text<http://schema.org/Text> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>

DisagreeQuotation — Extends Quotation<https://www.w3.org/community/argumentation/schemas/>. A quotation which is disagreed with.
rationale: Text<http://schema.org/Text> or ItemList<https://schema.org/ItemList>


Best regards,
Adam Sobieski