Continuous Preference Logic for System Evaluation

In this paper, we investigate mathematical models that are suitable for modeling decisions in the area of system evaluation, comparison, and selection. Our interest is focused on soft computing models that can be directly related to observable properties of human reasoning, and have a record of use in system evaluation practice. We analyze various approaches to defining andness and orness, and use a generalized conjunction/disjunction (GCD) to build compound preference logic functions and logic models for system evaluation. We also present applications of the continuous preference logic in decision models based on the LSP method.