BeliefOutlineData.xml

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<BeliefAnalysis>
  <Beliefs>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>1</BeliefID>
      <Statement>Global Warming is largely caused by humans</Statement>
      <!--"Score" is calculated in the xslt. It is the supporting sub-scores minus the weakening sub-scores (e.g., reasons, evidnece, up-votes,etc) -->
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>2</BeliefID>
      <Statement>We Should Tax the production of carbon</Statement>
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>3</BeliefID>
      <Statement>We should tax the use of carbon</Statement>
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>4</BeliefID>
      <Statement>Global warming is a problem</Statement>
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>5</BeliefID>
      <Statement>We can address global warming with more benefits and fewer costs than ignoring it</Statement>
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>6</BeliefID>
        <Statement>Taxing things, such as carbon, usually reduces its production. The market is usually rational; if carbon is more expensive, people and companies will avoid producing it.</Statement>
    </Belief>
    <Belief>
      <BeliefID>7</BeliefID>
      <Statement>Scientific studies show a significant correlation between human activities and global temperature rise.</Statement>
      <Score>8.5</Score>
    </Belief>
      <BeliefID>8</BeliefID>
      <Statement>Some climatologists argue that natural factors play a more significant role in global warming.</Statement>
     <Score>8.5</Score>
    <!-- Additional beliefs... -->
  </Beliefs>
<Arguments>
  <SupportingArgument>
    <ConclusionID>1</ConclusionID>
    <SupportingArgumentID>7</SupportingArgumentID>
    <LinkageScore>50</LinkageScore>
  </SupportingArgument>
  <WeakeningArgument>
     <ConclusionID>1</ConclusionID>
     <WeakeningArgumentID>8</WeakeningArgumentID>
     <LinkageScore>40</LinkageScore>
  </WeakeningArgument>
</Arguments>
<Links>
  <Link>
    <LinkID>1</LinkID>
    <IfThisBeliefWereTrueID>1</IfThisBeliefWereTrueID>
    <AffectedBeliefID>2</AffectedBeliefID>
    <LinkType>Supporting</LinkType>
    <JustificationText>Taxing things, such as carbon, usually reduces its production. The market is usually rational; if carbon is more expensive, people and companies will avoid producing it.</JustificationText>
    <OtherNecessaryLinkBeliefIDs>
      <BeliefID>4</BeliefID>
      <BeliefID>5</BeliefID>
    </OtherNecessaryLinkBeliefIDs>
   </Link>
  </Links>
</BeliefAnalysis>