3. Deleting and restoring elements
Arguments, sentences, and the relations between them can be deleted
from the argument map using the
DELETE
key or the
Remove
button
.
Note
The deletion of sketched or reconstructed attack and support
relations
is permanent! Deleted relations can only be restored by
creating them again manually.
Note
Arguments and sentences can appear in more than one argument map.
Deleting an
argument or sentence from one argument map does
not
automatically delete it from all other argument maps. Deleted
arguments an sentences can
be restored by copying them from another argument map to the current
map.
Once an argument or sentence has been deleted from all argument maps,
it is automatically placed in the
Trash
of the debate. From there it can either be deleted
permanently or reinserted into the argument map.
3.1.
Restoring deleted arguments or sentences
-
Open the debate manager if it is not open yet. The debate
manager
is usually located above the argument map.
-
Click on the
Trash
tab. A list is shown which
contains all the elements that do not appear in any argument map any more.
-
If a deleted argument or a deleted sentence does not appear in the
list, it is either still part of another argument map, or the trash
has not been
updated yet. To check this, update the trash by clicking the
Update
button
in
the right upper corner of the debate manager.
-
Select the argument or the sentence you want to restore.
The content of the
selected argument appears on the right-hand side of the debate manager.
-
Activate the argument map into which you want to re-insert
the argument or sentence.
-
Pressing the mouse button, drag the argument or sentence
into the
argument map, and release the mouse button.
The argument or sentence is restored and inserted into the
argument map.
3.2.
Deleting an argument or sentence from the trash
You can also delete an argument or sentence permanently from
the debate.
Note
Caution! Once an argument or sentence has been deleted from the
trash,
it cannot be restored!
-
Open the debate manager, if it is not open yet. The debate
manager
is usually located above the argument map.
-
Click on the
Trash
tab. A list is shown which
contains all the elements that do not appear in any argument map any more.
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-
If a deleted argument or a deleted sentence does not appear in the
list, it is either still part of another argument map, or the#trash
has not been
updated yet. To check this, update the#trash by clicking the
Update
button
in
the#right upper corner of the debate manager.
-
Select the argument or the sentence you want to restore.
The content of the
selected argument appears on the right-hand side of the debate manager.
-
Click the
Delete Selection
button.
The selected argument is deleted from the debate permanently.
Thís tutorial has shown you the basics of logical reconstruction with
Argunet. You can
now extend the debate about software patents in order to practise
reconstructing
premiss-conclusion-structures and creating attack and
support relations using the reconstruction
wizard. The
following tutorial
will show you how to arrange the graph, use colour coding for the
arguments ("families"),
group the arguments, and use multiple argument maps.