Enhancing Explanation Coherence With Rhetorical Strategies

This paper discusses the application of a previously reported theory of explanation rhetoric (Maybury, 1988b) to the task of explaining constraint violations in a hybrid rule/frame based system for resource allocation (Dawson et al, 1987). This research illustrates how discourse strategies of explanation, textual connectives, and additional justification knowledge can be applied to enhance the cohesiveness, structure, and clarity of knowledge based system explanations.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1989
• Where: EACL
• Authors: Mark T. Maybury
• Keywords: Additional Justification Knowledge, Constraint Violations, EACL 1989, Explanation Rhetoric, Natural Language Processing