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Automated Drafting of Self-Explaining Do cuments L. Karl Branting James C. Lester Charles B. Callaway Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science University of Wyoming North Carolina State University Box 3682 Box 8206 Laramie, WY 82071 Raleigh, NC 27606 karl@ lester@ cbcal law@ Abstract Explicit representation of these goals and stylistic con- ventions can b enet automated creation and maintenance The capacity for self-explanation can make computer-drafted of do cuments in several ways. First, users are likely to give do cuments more credible, assist in the retrieval and adapta- greater credence to computer-drafted do cuments if the rea- tion of archival do cuments, and p ermit comparison of do cu- sons underlying the selection and arrangement of text el- ments at a deep level. We prop ose a knowledge-based mo del ements are accessible to the user. Second, explicit repre- of do cuments that makes explicit the underlying goals that sentation of do cument goals and stylistic conventions aids do cuments are intended to achieve and the stylistic conven- revision and maintenance of legacy do cuments by assisting tions to which they must conform. These goals and con-