Prediction of Counter-Arguments using Indian Logic

Argument gaming is a process where arguments and counter-arguments are exchanged as moves andcounter-moves during rational discussions. Predicting the direction of argumentation will facilitate the arguer tocontribute to a maximum, if the objective of argumentation is knowledge sharing. In this paper, we propose analgorithm for prediction of counter-arguments during argumentative discussions by utilizing the system ofsyllogistic inference of Indian philosophy. In other words, this is a means to silently track the counter-moves ofthe opponent for every move from the proponent