Image Retrieval/Generation for Arguments 2024
Submission
We allow three kinds of submissions. Each of the submission styles is displayed in the example.
- Retrieval. Like in the last years, participants can retrieve suitable images from a focused crawl, where we also provide automatically recognized text from the image (OCR) and text from web pages that contain the image.
- Prompted Generation. Following the idea of the infinite index, participants can submit prompts for the Stable Diffusion image generator.
- Direct. Participants can employ other reproducible methods for generating images and directly submit them. This includes chart generators, which can generate a bar chart from given numbers in the premise. Also, one can use headline generators to transform the premise into a headline.
Rating | Description |
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-1 | The image is not related to the argument |
0 | The image is very general related to the argument or emphasizes things which are not displayed |
1 | The image relates to the premise and illustrates at least parts of the premise. Some showed details are in conflict with the premise. |
2 | The image relates to the premise, and illustrates parts of the premise. The picture does not explicitly show things that conflict with the premise. |
Rating
Let's look at some pictures we can use for discussion
Example
Premise: Indiana’s photo ID law barred twelve retired nuns in South Bend, Indiana from voting in that state’s 2008 Democratic primary election. The women lacked the photo IDs required under a state law that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2008
Claim: Legislation to impose restrictive photo ID requirements has the potential to block millions of eligible American voters, and thus suppress the right to vote
Topic: This house believes that democratic governments should require voters to present photo identification at the polling station>
Type: Anecdotal
Let's look at some possible pictures and their rating:Example - Images
Submitted Images - Relevance: 1
Submitted Images - Relevance: 2
An alternative system of voting, counting of possible aspects
Rating | Description |
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-1 | picture has nothing to do with the argument |
0 | picture is very general related to the argument or emphasizes things which are not displayed |
1 | picture conveys at least two aspects of the premise |
2 | picture conveys at least three aspects of the premise |
In addition pictures can be aesthetically pleasing, we introduce an extrapoint for aesthetics or composition. E.g. one likes the conversation