Category Archives: Nodal Maps - A tool for better decision making and debating controversial topics.

Nodal maps – Core functionality

A list of core features a user can expect on a nodal map: A user can…

A user can add arguments for and against any node
Create and apply logic nodes that detail requirements for 100% certainty, including the truth of a single node
Mark nodes as irrelevant (thus excluding the argument from their confidence score)
Define sets that may only be partial sections of a map (ie define sections of a map they are interested in)
Fork and merge maps (make a version of a map private for their own editing)
Score confidence in individual nodes
Identify inconsistent or different scoring ( that is, identify where scoring is not logical)
Modify definitions used within a map
Create connections and comments to and about nodes (ie specify a node is related to a different node and make comments about nodes)

Nodal maps content loading – response from copilot

I have seen SPA (single page applications) being promoted as they superior approach for most apps. Still, it seems wrong to require fetching data for content that is largely static, like menus and static pages. I gave copilot this query and here is the response:

Nodal maps content loading – response from ‘copilot’

Mainly, it suggests that static content should use a standard http connection while dynamic content benefits from libraries like react.

Nodal Maps book list

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CDL Meeting 2025-02-07

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CDL meeting for the 7th of February, 2025

Attending: Marc-Antoine parent, Carl Gieringer, Jack Park

01.30 – Marc-Antoine update – working on frame representations

03.15 – Stocks vs flow – information categories

05.35 – Carl referring to automerge

05.42 – Carl update on sphistree

22.55 – Bluesky protocol

24.20 – pixelfed.org and other apps based on bluesky protocol. At proto owned by Bluesky

28.50 – Exploring Sophistree example – Mike Masnick map

33.10 – Compound arguments in sophistree

34.30 – Cytoscape.org

37.15 – keepoo?

42.50 – Argdown.org

CDL Meeting 2025-01-03

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CDL meeting for the 3rd of January, 2025

Attending: Jack Pack, Marc-Antoine Parent, Bentley Davis

5.40 – Reason tracker update by Bentley
7.15 – Mention of Hank Green’s video about drugs vs gambling
15.00 – Bentley discussing animation for his reason tracker
20.00 – Bentley mentions Benjamin Franklin method of Moral or Prudential Algebra
21.15 – Scoreboard discussion on aesthetics
24.50 – Seniors? – Not sure what Marc-Antoine is referring to
31.40 – Frames, nested frames and various uses

CDL Meeting 2025-04-04

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https://youtu.be/KYEm4O3piaU?si=ckXIhCvm2jTL3Ist

Attending: Marc-Antoine Parent, Bentley Davis, Shawn Murphy

01:07 – Bentley description of… way of scoring topics/discussions online for use elsewhere
02.50 – Shawn Murphy description of project – knowledge visualization work
07.10 – Demo of shawns projects
07.50 – HuViz
12.40 – thinkertoys.app
27.30 – ponder.noosphere.org
32.47 – Discussion

Nodal Knowledge research links

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A page to list related information.

Link	Comments
https://medium.com/canonical-debate-lab/what-is-an-epistemic-weapon-0f4aa0c7f6e4	A discussion by Timothy High on the importance of epistemology within society and how this can be targeted and attacked.
The Society Library	This site appears to be for an organisation with similar ideals.
04-Mapping debates	A PP slide discussing course work based on debating. Discusses debate maps and has some preliminary topics – but is not much use on its own. The actual course would probably be interesting…
https://automerge.org/	Need to check out
https://docs.rs/argmap/latest/argmap/index.html	Look at

Dale’s take on information flow and the need for Nodal Knowledge

Random thoughts on nodal knowledge – 30.05.19

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Random thoughts on nodal knowledge tool…

Is there scope to have a purely preference based scoring system that does not rely on consistant logic?
For stuctures that do not rely on all evidence being apparent, arguments such as “just a feeling” etc will likely be used to fill gaps which may be a good thing if it helps people identify their reasoning and possible weaknesses in their reasoning.
Some nodes whien new evidence becomes available will need to be restructured to accomodate changing logic/conclusions
Structures will need to be condensed/compressed so structures can be recorded without excessive duplication