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template with a starting node (cause), a causal relation (denoted by lexical words),
possibly qualified by fuzzy quantification, and a final node (effect), possibly modi-
fied by a linguistic hedge showing its intensity. Finally, a Java program automates
this task. The next figure graphically shows the obtained mechanism:
Fig. 17.2
Causal graph of a
lung cancer's mechanism
