The ability to understand, process and evaluate arguments made by others and ourselves is important in many personal and professional spheres, such as political debates. Analysis typically appears in written form, but a growing number of tools support analysis through diagram-based graphical representations. These UIs might support better argument analysis because arguments have non-linear structures that are difficult to convey through linear text. However, there is little empirical evidence on the advantages or mechanisms that might make graph UIs superior to traditional textual documents. We ran and analyzed an extensive study with twenty participants who used text and graph editors to analyze political debates. Our quantitative and qualitative findings demonstrate the tradeoffs between the two approaches and explain some of the key mechanisms that support the analysis in both media.
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14:40 - 15:20 | Visual Program and Information Representations (1)Research Papers Chair(s): Stefan Sauer Paderborn University | ||
14:40 10mPaper | SQLVis: Visual Query Representations for Supporting SQL LearnersFull paper Research Papers Daphne Miedema Eindhoven University of Technology, George Fletcher Eindhoven University of Technology | ||
14:50 10mPaper | A Visual Notation for Succinct Program TracesFull paper Research Papers Divya Bajaj Oregon State University, Martin Erwig Oregon State University, Danila Fedorin Oregon State University, Kai Gay Oregon State University | ||
15:00 10mPaper | Text vs. Graphs in Argument AnalysisFull paper Research Papers Guilherme Carneiro University of St Andrews, Alice Toniolo University of St Andrews, Miguel A. Nacenta University of Victoria, Aaron J. Quigley University of New South Wales | ||
15:10 10mShort-paper | Travel Kinematics in Virtual Reality Increases Learning EfficiencyShort paper Research Papers Eric Nersesian New Jersey Institute of Technology, Margarita Vinnikov New Jersey Institute of Technology, Michael Lee New Jersey Institute of Technology |