I agree that such mapping seems like it could be very useful for catching people up to speed on a complicated/messy topic more quickly, particularly since I see it as a more efficient/natural way of conveying and browsing information about a controversial or complicated question.
As for the diagram you mentioned, I think that something like that might be helpful, but personally I consider that a map for broader academic questions should probably use semantically-richer relationship information than just (+) and (-). For an example of what I mean, see the screenshots of diagrams I posted in my post on the subject.
I agree that such mapping seems like it could be very useful for catching people up to speed on a complicated/messy topic more quickly, particularly since I see it as a more efficient/natural way of conveying and browsing information about a controversial or complicated question.
As for the diagram you mentioned, I think that something like that might be helpful, but personally I consider that a map for broader academic questions should probably use semantically-richer relationship information than just (+) and (-). For an example of what I mean, see the screenshots of diagrams I posted in my post on the subject.