5 papers
A Corpus of Persuasion Techniques in Slavic Languages
Jakub Piskorski, Dimitar Iliyanov Dimitrov, Marina Ernst +4
Persuasion techniques are powerful rhetorical devices used to sway public opinion in a wide range of media. We present a new corpus of persuasion techniques, focusing on Slavic lan…
Can AI-Generated Persuasion Be Detected? Persuaficial Benchmark and AI vs. Human Linguistic Differences
Arkadiusz Modzelewski, PaweÅ Golik, Anna KoÅos +1
Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate highly persuasive text, raising concerns about their misuse for propaganda, manipulation, and other harmful purposes. This leads us to our…
MALicious INTent Dataset and Inoculating LLMs for Enhanced Disinformation Detection
Arkadiusz Modzelewski, Witold Sosnowski, Eleni Papadopulos +4
The intentional creation and spread of disinformation poses a significant threat to public discourse. However, existing English datasets and research rarely address the intentional…
Detecting Winning Arguments with Large Language Models and Persuasion Strategies
Tiziano Labruna, Arkadiusz Modzelewski, Giorgio Satta +1
Detecting persuasion in argumentative text is a challenging task with important implications for understanding human communication. This work investigates the role of persuasion st…
PCoT: Persuasion-Augmented Chain of Thought for Detecting Fake News and Social Media Disinformation
Arkadiusz Modzelewski, Witold Sosnowski, Tiziano Labruna +2
Disinformation detection is a key aspect of media literacy. Psychological studies have shown that knowledge of persuasive fallacies helps individuals detect disinformation. Inspire…