@base <http://rdfs.org/sioc/argument#> .
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix sioc_arg: <> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix dc: <http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix sioc: <ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .

dc:contributor
    a owl:AnnotationProperty .

dc:creator
    a owl:AnnotationProperty .

dc:description
    a owl:AnnotationProperty .

dc:subject
    a owl:AnnotationProperty .

dc:title
    a owl:AnnotationProperty .

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    dc:creator "Christoph Lange <ch.lange@jacobs-university.de>", "Tudor Groza <tudor.groza@deri.org>", "Uldis Bojārs <uldis.bojars@deri.org>" ;
    dc:description "A SIOC module for expressing argumentative discussions in social media sites.  Any of the types declared here can be given as an additional type to a sioc:Item or sioc:Post." ;
    dc:subject "Argumentation" ;
    dc:title "SIOC Argumentation Module" ;
    a owl:Ontology ;
    owl:versionInfo "0.1" .

sioc_arg:Argument
    dc:description "An argument about a statement.  An argument tries to be objective." ;
    a owl:Class ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Decision, sioc_arg:Statement .

sioc_arg:Decision
    dc:description "A decision on whether an idea should be accepted, or an issue resolved" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Statement .

sioc_arg:Elaboration
    dc:description "An elaboration that follows up on a statement by adding more detail in the same line of argumentation.  An elaboration cannot start a discussion." ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Statement ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Idea, sioc_arg:Issue .

sioc_arg:Evaluation
    dc:description "An argument supported by an evaluation" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Argument ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Example .

sioc_arg:Example
    dc:description "An argument by means of an example" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Argument .

sioc_arg:Idea
    dc:description "An idea that is argued about; can be in response to an issue (as a proposed solution), or on its own" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Statement ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Issue .

sioc_arg:Issue
    dc:description "An issue that is argued about; can be in response to an idea (as a concern), or on its own" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Statement .

sioc_arg:Justification
    dc:description "An argument that justifies the support or challenge of a statement" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sioc_arg:Argument ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Evaluation, sioc_arg:Example .

sioc_arg:Position
    dc:description "A (subjective) position, opinion, or vote on a statement or argument" ;
    a owl:Class ;
    owl:disjointWith sioc_arg:Argument, sioc_arg:Decision, sioc_arg:Statement .

sioc_arg:Statement
    dc:description "A general statement.  Any statement, except an elaboration, can start an argumentative discussion." ;
    a owl:Class .

sioc_arg:agrees_with
    dc:description "Expresses that a position agrees with a statement or argument" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:position_on .

sioc_arg:argues_on
    dc:description "The statement on which this argument was given" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Argument ;
    rdfs:range sioc_arg:Statement ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:arises_from
    dc:description "The idea from which an issue arose, as a possible concern about the idea." ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Issue ;
    rdfs:range sioc_arg:Idea ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:challenges
    dc:description "Expresses that an argument challenges a statement" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:argues_on .

sioc_arg:decides
    dc:description "The issue or idea on which this decision was made" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Decision ;
    rdfs:range [
        owl:unionOf (sioc_arg:Issue
            sioc_arg:Idea
        )
    ] ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:disagrees_with
    dc:description "Expresses that a position disagrees with a statement or argument" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:position_on .

sioc_arg:elaborates_on
    dc:description "The statement on which this elaboration elaborates" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Elaboration ;
    rdfs:range sioc_arg:Statement ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:neutral_towards
    dc:description "Expresses that a position is neutral towards a statement or argument" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:position_on .

sioc_arg:position_on
    dc:description "The statement or argument on which this position was given" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Position ;
    rdfs:range [
        owl:unionOf (sioc_arg:Statement
            sioc_arg:Argument
        )
    ] ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:proposes_solution_for
    dc:description "The issue which an idea proposes a solution for" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Idea ;
    rdfs:range sioc_arg:Issue ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:refers_to
    dc:description "Expresses that an item of an argumentative discussion follows up on another such item." ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc:Item ;
    rdfs:range sioc:Item ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc:reply_of .

sioc_arg:supported_by
    dc:description "The position(s) that support this decision" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:domain sioc_arg:Decision ;
    rdfs:range sioc_arg:Position ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:refers_to .

sioc_arg:supports
    dc:description "Expresses that an argument supports a statement" ;
    a owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:subPropertyOf sioc_arg:argues_on .