Publications
2024
An Argumentative Approach to Map the Issue of Impartiality in Newsmaking and Factchecking
Musi, E., Masotina, M., & Yates, S. (n.d.). An Argumentative Approach to Map the Issue of Impartiality in Newsmaking and Factchecking. In Tenth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (pp. 677-698). Leiden.
Framing to Make an Argument: The Case of the Genocide Hashtag in the Russia-Ukraine war
Musi, E. (2024). Framing to Make an Argument: The Case of the Genocide Hashtag in the Russia-Ukraine war. Argumentation. doi:10.1007/s10503-024-09632-1
Botlitica: A generative AI-based tool to assist journalists in navigating political propaganda campaigns
Musi, E., Garcia Aguilar, E. E., & Federico, L. (n.d.). Botlitica: A generative AI-based tool to assist journalists in navigating political propaganda campaigns. Studies in Communication Sciences, 24(1). doi:10.24434/j.scoms.2024.01.4270
COVID-19 risk-mitigation in reopening mass cultural events: population-based observational study for the UK Events Research Programme in Liverpool City Region
Burnside, G., Cheyne, C. P., Leeming, G., Humann, M., Darby, A., Green, M. A., . . . Buchan, I. E. (2024). COVID-19 risk-mitigation in reopening mass cultural events: population-based observational study for the UK Events Research Programme in Liverpool City Region. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. doi:10.1177/01410768231182389
Developing Misinformation Immunity in a Post-Truth World: Human Computer Interaction for Data Literacy
Musi, E., O’Halloran, K. L., Carmi, E., & Yates, S. (2024). Developing Misinformation Immunity in a Post-Truth World: Human Computer Interaction for Data Literacy. In Palgrave Studies in Intermediality (pp. 245-271). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42064-1_11
2023
Transparency is Crucial for User-Centered AI, or is it? How this Notion Manifests in the UK Press Coverage of GPT
Masotina, M., Musi, E., & Spagnolli, A. (2023). Transparency is Crucial for User-Centered AI, or is it? How this Notion Manifests in the UK Press Coverage of GPT. In Proceedings of the 15th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI Chapter Vol. 30 (pp. 1-8). ACM. doi:10.1145/3605390.3605413
ESRC Smart Data Research UK Strategic Advice Team. REPORT 1: SAT ACTIVITIES DATA SERVICES & THEMATIC RESEARCH PILLARS
Franklin, R., Yates, S., Musi, E., Guerrero, O., Spielman, S., D'Arcy, J., & Crosby, J. (2023). ESRC Smart Data Research UK Strategic Advice Team. REPORT 1: SAT ACTIVITIES DATA SERVICES & THEMATIC RESEARCH PILLARS. doi:10.17638/livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk.03182363
Impartiality and cognitive bias in the fact-checking process: an overview
Musi, E., Masotina, M., Federico, L., & Yates, S. (2023). Impartiality and cognitive biasin the fact-checking process:an overview (ISBN: 978-88-947920-0-3).
Developing Misinformation Immunity: How to Reason-Check Fallacious News in a Human-Computer Interaction Environment
Musi, E., Carmi, E., Reed, C., Yates, S., & O'Halloran, K. (2023). Developing Misinformation Immunity: How to Reason-Check Fallacious News in a Human-Computer Interaction Environment. SOCIAL MEDIA + SOCIETY, 9(1). doi:10.1177/20563051221150407
MAPPING POLYLOGICAL DISCOURSE TO UNDERSTAND (DIS)INFORMATIONNEGOTIATION: The case of the UK events research programme
Musi, E., O’Halloran, K. L., Carmi, E., Humann, M., Jin, M., Yates, S., & Pal, G. (2023). MAPPING POLYLOGICAL DISCOURSE TO UNDERSTAND (DIS)INFORMATIONNEGOTIATION: The case of the UK events research programme. In The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation (pp. 412-425). doi:10.4324/9781003224495-31
2022
Is toxicity towards Italian politicians gendered? A multi-level analysis of hate speech on Twitter during election period
Musi, E., Lorenzo, F., & Mounim, A. (n.d.). Is toxicity towards Italian politicians gendered? A multi-level analysis of hate speech on Twitter during election period: https://datalab.luiss.it/ricerche/hate-speech-twitter/.
Human-computer interaction tools with gameful design for critical thinking the media ecosystem: a classification framework
Musi, E., Federico, L., & Riotta, G. (2022). Human-computer interaction tools with gameful design for critical thinking the media ecosystem: a classification framework. AI & SOCIETY. doi:10.1007/s00146-022-01583-z
Developing Fake News Immunity in a Post-Truth World: Human Computer Interaction for Media Literacy
Musi, E., O'Halloran, K., Carmi, E., & Yates, S. (n.d.). Developing Fake News Immunity in a Post-Truth World: Human Computer Interaction for Media Literacy. In B. Schirrmacher, & N. Mousavi (Eds.), Trust Me! Truthfulness and Truth Claims Across Media. London: Pelgrave McMillan.
Developing Fake News Immunity: Fallacies as Misinformation Triggers During the Pandemic
Musi, E., Aloumpi, M., Carmi, E., Yates, S., & O'Halloran, K. (2022). Developing Fake News Immunity: Fallacies as Misinformation Triggers During the Pandemic. ONLINE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, 12(3). doi:10.30935/ojcmt/12083
From fallacies to semi-fake news: Improving the identification of misinformation triggers across digital media
Musi, E., & Reed, C. (2022). From fallacies to semi-fake news: Improving the identification of misinformation triggers across digital media. DISCOURSE & SOCIETY, 33(3), 349-370. doi:10.1177/09579265221076609
Multitask Instruction-based Prompting for Fallacy Recognition
Alhindi, T., Chakrabarty, T., Musi, E., & Muresan, S. (2022). Multitask Instruction-based Prompting for Fallacy Recognition. In Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing. Association for Computational Linguistics. doi:10.18653/v1/2022.emnlp-main.560
Staying Up to Date with Fact and Reason Checking: An Argumentative Analysis of Outdated News
Musi, E., & Rocci, A. (2022). Staying Up to Date with Fact and Reason Checking: An Argumentative Analysis of Outdated News. In Argumentation Library (pp. 311-330). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-91017-4_16
2021
Towards a New generation of Personalized Intelligent Conversational Agents
Hendrickx, I., Cena, F., Basar, E., Di Caro, L., Kunneman, F., Musi, E., . . . van Waterschoot, J. (2021). Towards a New generation of Personalized Intelligent Conversational Agents. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 29th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (pp. 373-374). ACM. doi:10.1145/3450614.3461453
Dalle apparenze alle inferenze
Musi, E. (2021). Dalle apparenze alle inferenze. Bologna: Libri di Emil.
Identifying how COVID-19-related misinformation reacts to the announcement of the UK national lockdown: An interrupted time-series study
Green, M., Musi, E., Rowe, F., Charles, D., Pollock, F. D., Kypridemos, C., . . . Sheard, S. (2021). Identifying how COVID-19-related misinformation reacts to the announcement of the UK national lockdown: An interrupted time-series study. BIG DATA & SOCIETY, 8(1). doi:10.1177/20539517211013869
The rule of truth: how fallacies can help stem the Covid-19 infodemic
ECarmi, E., Musi, E., & Aloumpi, M. (2021). The rule of truth: how fallacies can help stem the Covid-19 infodemic. London School of Economics and Political Science.
What makes you fupy ('food' + 'happy')? leveraging strategic maneuvering to build food coaching apps
Musi, E., Palmieri, R., Mercuri, C., Giudici, A., Maiden, N., Hardman, C., & Borgo, R. (2021). What makes you fupy ('food' + 'happy')? leveraging strategic maneuvering to build food coaching apps. In CEUR Workshop Proceedings Vol. 2937 (pp. 26-39).
2020
Interpreting Verbal Irony: Linguistic Strategies and the Connection to the Type of Semantic Incongruity
Musi, E., Ghosh, D., Muresan, S., & Upasani, K. (2020). Interpreting Verbal Irony: Linguistic Strategies and the Connectionto the Type of Semantic Incongruity.
Trust-Repair Strategies in Crisis Rhetorical (Sub-)Arenas: An Argumentative Perspective
Palmieri, R., & Musi, E. (2020). Trust-Repair Strategies in Crisis Rhetorical (Sub-)Arenas: An Argumentative Perspective. International Journal of Strategic Communication, 14(4), 272-293. doi:10.1080/1553118x.2020.1805452
2019
Interpreting Verbal Irony: Linguistic Strategies and the Connection to the Type of Semantic Incongruity
Ghosh, D., Musi, E., Upasani, K., & Muresan, S. (2019). Interpreting Verbal Irony: Linguistic Strategies and the Connection to the Type of Semantic Incongruity. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.7275/91ey-3n44
Interpreting Verbal Irony: Linguistic Strategies and the Connection to the Type of Semantic Incongruity
Framing fracking
Musi, E., & Aakhus, M. (2019). Framing fracking Semantic frames as meta-argumentative indicators for knowledge-driven argument mining of controversies. Journal of Argumentation in Context, 8(1), 112-135. doi:10.1075/jaic.18016.mus
A Multi-layer Annotated Corpus of Argumentative Text: From Argument Schemes to Discourse Relations
Musi, E., Alhindi, T., Stede, M., Kriese, L., Muresan, S., & Rocci, A. (2018). A Multi-layer Annotated Corpus of Argumentative Text: From Argument Schemes to Discourse Relations. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE RESOURCES AND EVALUATION (LREC 2018) (pp. 1629-1636). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Rubric Reliability and Annotation of Content and Argument in Source-Based Argument Essays
Gao, Y., Driban, A., McManus, B. X., Musi, E., Davies, P. M., Muresan, S., & Passonneau, R. J. (2019). Rubric Reliability and Annotation of Content and Argument in Source-Based Argument Essays. In INNOVATIVE USE OF NLP FOR BUILDING EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS (pp. 507-518). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Trust-oriented argumentation in rhetorical sub-arenas: From corporate communication to online stakeholder discussions. The “The Facts about Facebook” case.
Palmieri, R., & Musi, E. (2019). Trust-oriented argumentation in rhetorical sub-arenas: From corporate communication to online stakeholder discussions. The “The Facts about Facebook” case.. In CEUR Workshop Proceedings Vol. 2346.
2018
Discovering Argumentative Patterns in Energy Polylogues: A Macroscope for Argument Mining
Musi, E., & Aakhus, M. (2018). Discovering Argumentative Patterns in Energy Polylogues: A Macroscope for Argument Mining. ARGUMENTATION, 32(3), 397-430. doi:10.1007/s10503-017-9441-y
ChangeMyView Through Concessions: Do Concessions Increase Persuasion?
ChangeMyView through concessions: Do concessions increase persuasion?
Musi, E., Ghosh, D., & Muresan, S. (2018). ChangeMyView Through Concessions: Do Concessions Increase Persuasion?. Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/abs/1806.03223v1
How did you change my view? A corpus-based study of concessions' argumentative role
Musi, E. (2018). How did you change my view? A corpus-based study of concessions' argumentative role. DISCOURSE STUDIES, 20(2), 270-288. doi:10.1177/1461445617734955
Time-constrained multi-layer corpus creation
Budzynska, K., Pereira-Fariña, M., De Franco, D., Duthie, R., Franco-Guillén, N., Hautli-Janisz, A., . . . Musi, E. (2018). Time-constrained multi-layer corpus creation. In Proceedings of the16th ArgDiaP Conference: Argumentation and Corpus Linguistics (pp. 31-36). ARGDIAP.
Tracing the Roots of Defeasible Reasoning Through Argumentative Indicators: A Study of the Italian Verb <i>Sembra</i> in Opinion Articles
Musi, E. (2018). Tracing the Roots of Defeasible Reasoning Through Argumentative Indicators: A Study of the Italian Verb <i>Sembra</i> in Opinion Articles. In ARGUMENTATION AND LANGUAGE-LINGUISTIC, COGNITIVE AND DISCURSIVE EXPLORATIONS (Vol. 32, pp. 107-130). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73972-4_5
2017
Evidently epistential adverbs are argumentative indicators: A corpus-based study
Musi, E., & Rocci, A. (2017). Evidently epistential adverbs are argumentative indicators: A corpus-based study. Argument & Computation, 8(2), 175-192. doi:10.3233/aac-170023
Analyzing the Semantic Types of Claims and Premises in an Online Persuasive Forum
Hidey, C., Musi, E., Hwang, A., Muresan, S., & McKeown, K. (2017). Analyzing the Semantic Types of Claims and Premises in an Online Persuasive Forum. In Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Argument Mining. Association for Computational Linguistics. doi:10.18653/v1/w17-5102
Building an ontology of (dis) agreement space for argument mining
Musi, E., Ghosh, D., Aakhus, M., Muresan, S., & Wacholder, N. (2017). Building an ontology of (dis) agreement space for argument mining. In SIGDIAL/SEMDIAL.
Genre norms and variation in online reviews: the dimension of information source
Miecznikowski, J., & Musi, E. (2017). Genre norms and variation in online reviews: the dimension of information source. In Unknown Book (pp. 303-336).
The Interface Between Semantics and Discourse Functions: Exploring the Adjective Possibile in a Corpus of Italian Financial News
Rocci, A., & Musi, E. (2017). The Interface Between Semantics and Discourse Functions: Exploring the Adjective Possibile in a Corpus of Italian Financial News. In Formal Models in the Study of Language (pp. 391-413). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-48832-5_21
2016
Semantic change from space-time to contrast: The case of Italian adversative connectives
Musi, E. (2016). Semantic change from space-time to contrast: The case of Italian adversative connectives. FOLIA LINGUISTICA, 50(1), 1-30. doi:10.1515/flin-2016-0001
Dalle apparenze alle inferenze: i predicati sembrare e apparire come indicatori argomentativi
Musi, E. (2016). Dalle apparenze alle inferenze: i predicati sembrare e apparire come indicatori argomentativi. Università della Svizzera italiana.
Journalistic writing “is a bit like a puzzle”: keeping track of multiple voices with a combined linguistic and argumentative approach
Zampa, M., & Musi, E. (2016). Journalistic writing “is a bit like a puzzle”: keeping track of multiple voices with a combined linguistic and argumentative approach. In VALS-ASLA Conference «The Process of differentiation: language practices in social interpretation», Geneva, 2016.
Obviously epistentials are argumentative indicators: Evidence from an Italian and English corpus of newspaper articles
Musi, E., & Rocci, A. (2016). Obviously epistentials are argumentative indicators: Evidence from an Italian and English corpus of newspaper articles. In Proceedings of the COMMA Workshop “Foundations of the Language of Argumentation (pp. 48-55).
Sembrare tra semantica e sintassi: proposta di unannotazione multi-livello
Elena, M. (2016). Sembrare tra semantica e sintassi: proposta di unannotazione multi-livello. In Proceedings of the XLVII International Congress SL(Society of Italian Linguistics), 26-28 September 2013..
Strategies of objectification in opinion articles: the case of evidentials
Musi, E. (2016). Strategies of objectification in opinion articles: the case of evidentials.
Tanto varrebbe dirlo subito: indicatore di confutazione per analogia e per alternative
Rocci, A., & Musi, E. (2016). Tanto varrebbe dirlo subito: indicatore di confutazione per analogia e per alternative. In Proceedings of the OLSI Conference Linguisti in Contatto 2, Bellinzona, 19-21 December 2016..
Towards Feasible Guidelines for the Annotation of Argument Schemes
Musi, E., Ghosh, D., & Muresan, S. (2016). Towards Feasible Guidelines for the Annotation of Argument Schemes. In Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Argument Mining (ArgMining2016) (pp. 82-93). Association for Computational Linguistics. doi:10.18653/v1/w16-2810
2015
Verbs of appearance and argument schemes: the Italian verb sembrare as an argumentative indicator
Musi, E., & Miecznikowski, J. (2015). Verbs of appearance and argument schemes: the Italian verb sembrare as an argumentative indicator. In F. van Eemeren, & B. Garssen (Eds.), Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory (pp. 259-278). Amsterdam: Springer.
Argomentare parlando e parlare argomentando: la polisemia della parola argo-mento nella Divina Commedia
Musi, E. (2015). Argomentare parlando e parlare argomentando: la polisemia della parola argo-mento nella Divina Commedia. L’analisi Linguistica e Letteraria, 22(2), 265-284.
Argument discourse and discourse argument: The polysemy of the term "argomento" in the Divine Comedy
Musi, E. (2015). Argument discourse and discourse argument: The polysemy of the term "argomento" in the Divine Comedy. Analisi Linguistica e Letteraria, 23(2), 265-284.
Genre norms and variation in online reviews
Miecznikowski, J., & Musi, E. (2015). Genre norms and variation in online reviews. In Bulletin VALS-ASLA (pp. 141-159). Association suisse de linguistique appliquée (VALS-ASLA)(Swiss Association ….
Verbs of Appearance and Argument Schemes: Italian <i>Sembrare</i> as an Argumentative Indicator
Miecznikowski, J., & Musi, E. (2015). Verbs of Appearance and Argument Schemes: Italian <i>Sembrare</i> as an Argumentative Indicator. In Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory Vol. 28 (pp. 259-278). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21103-9_19
2014
Verbi d'apparenza tra semantica e sintassi: il caso di sembrare in italiano antico
Musi, E. (2014). Verbi d'apparenza tra semantica e sintassi: il caso di sembrare in italiano antico. AION Linguistica.
Evidential Modals at the Semantic-Argumentative Interface: Appearance Verbs as Indicators of Defeasible Argumentation
Musi, E. (2014). Evidential Modals at the Semantic-Argumentative Interface: Appearance Verbs as Indicators of Defeasible Argumentation. INFORMAL LOGIC, 34(4), 417-442. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
From modal semantics to discourse: exploring the functioning of the adjective “possibile” in a corpus of Italian financial news
Rocci, A., & Musi, E. (2014). From modal semantics to discourse: exploring the functioning of the adjective “possibile” in a corpus of Italian financial news. In Unknown Book (pp. 1-21).
ISSA Proceedings Verbs Of Appearance And Argument Schemes: Italian Sembrare As An Argumentative Indicator
Miecznikowski, J., & Musi, E. (2014). ISSA Proceedings Verbs Of Appearance And Argument Schemes: Italian Sembrare As An Argumentative Indicator.