Net arg: An agent-based social simulator with argumentative agents

We show how agents with argumentative reasoning abilities can be effectively used to run social simulation experiments with Net Arg [4]. Net Arg agents interact by exchanging arguments in support or against other arguments or opinions, and adapt to new knowledge. By running simulation experiments, we can replicate a robust result in social simulation, namely that small-world network topologies are able to foster information diffusion and cohesion among a population. Copyright © 2013, International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (www.ifaamas.org). All rights reserved.