Initial Models (ADF)

A three-valued interpretation vv of an ADF is an initial model iff vv is admissible with v≠vuv \neq v_\mathsf{u} and there is no admissible model v′≠vuv' \neq v_\mathsf{u} with v′<ivv' <_i v in the information ordering, where vuv_\mathsf{u} maps every argument to u\mathsf{u}.

Reference

Bengel, L. & Thimm, M. (2025). Initial Models and Serialisability in Abstract Dialectical Frameworks. In: Proceedings of the 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2025), pp. 4365–4373. ijcai.org.