ARGUS: Seeing the Influence of Narrative Features on Persuasion in Argumentative Texts

Researchers introduce ARGUS, a framework for studying how narrative features influence persuasion in online arguments. The study analyzes a ChangeMyView corpus using both traditional classifiers and large language models to identify which storytelling elements make arguments more convincing.

• →ARGUS framework examines the role of storytelling in making online arguments more persuasive.
• →The study introduces a new ChangeMyView corpus annotated for story presence and six narrative features.
• →Research combines encoder-based classifiers with zero-shot large language models for analysis.
• →The framework integrates insights from established theoretical frameworks on narrative impact.
• →Study applies AI tools at scale to examine narrative dimensions in online argumentation.