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This tutorial describes the first steps in the reconstruction of the debate about software patents. First, a new Argunet debate with an empty argument map is created on the local computer. Then, the arguments and their attack and support relations are sketched on the argument map. For information on creating an online debate on an Argunet server, see Chapter 4, Visualization of complex argumentations.
Note
Argunet debates are saved in a database which is created automatically by Argunet. Once you have created a debate, this debate does not have to be saved again in a file. The database saves the changes automatically. At present, these changes can only be undone within the argument editor.
An Argunet debate is created using a wizard.
- Start Argunet.
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Click the
Create a New Debate
button
.
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Select the option
Local debates
, and then click
Next
.
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Enter the title "Software patents" and the
project name "Cyberethics" for your debate.
- Click Finish to close the wizard.
Argunet now automatically adds an empty argument map "Untitled" to the new debate and opens it together with the debate manager.
The debate manager for the current debate (in this case "Software patents") appears below the toolbar. The new argument map view appears below the debate manager on the right-hand side. The individual views can be minimized or maximized by clicking the buttons Minimize and Maximize .
