arxivcs.HCcs.CL2026-07-20
It Matters How You Say It: Exploring Rhetorical Patterns for AI-Assisted Information Evaluation
Sadra Sabouri, Zeinabsadat Saghi, Jordan Lee Boyd-Graber, Jonathan May, Jonathan K. Kummerfeld, Souti Chattopadhyay
Prior work on AI-assisted information evaluation has largely focused on what AI systems communicate, comparing explanation types and formats, with responses predominantly cast in directive rhetoric where the system delivers a verdict and the user passively accepts it. While debat…