Value Based Argumentation in Hierarchical Argumentation Frameworks

Hierarchical argumentation frameworks organise Dung argumentation frameworks into a hierarchy so that argumentation over preference information ill a level n Dung framework is used to resolve conflicts between arguments ill a level n-1 Framework. Ill this paper we Formalise and emend value based argumentation [1] ill a hierarchical argumentation framework all illustrate application of the resulting framework, to argumentation over action.