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2026 yr 9ENG -ban A!
persuasive language and techniques
| TECHNIQUES | examples |
|---|---|
| CONTENTION (MAIN ARGUMENT) | ChatGPT discourages learning and critical thought, so it should be banned from classrooms across the country. |
| EMOTIVE LANGUAGE (NEGATIVE) | "lazy"; " cheating"; "ridiculous"; "discourages" |
| SIMILE (AS...AS.../ LIKE...) | AI tools like Chat GPT are like lollies, irresistible |
| RHETORICAL QUESTION | "Do we, as a society, want to create a generation of mindless zombies reliant/dependent on technology to think for them?" |
| METAPHOR | "...create mindless zombies..." |
| METAPHOR | "this technological beast" |
| EMOTIVE LANGUAGE (POSITIVE) | "protect"; "support" ; "facilitate" |
| CALL TO ACTION | Let’s come together to demand a total ban on Chat GPT and similar tools in schools! |
| CALL TO ACTION | Let’s protect our children’s impressionable minds from this technological beast! |
| ANECDOTE/ PERSONAL EXPERIENCE | "As a teacher of 40 years’ experience and a former principal..." |
| ANECDOTE /ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE | "When I was a student at school, I was taught to work hard and to only use my ideas without any technology. " |
| APPEAL TO FEAR (ATTEMPT TO FRIGHTEN) | Chat GPT seems to take away the need to think. What a frightening thought! |
| APPEAL TO FEAR (ATTEMPT TO FRIGHTEN) | "Otherwise, we could be hurtling toward a troubling dystopian future." |
| INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE | "Do we, as a society..." |
| ANECDOTE/ PERSONAL EXPERIENCE | "We went through a process and at the end we produced essays and other texts, and problem solved. " |
| EXPERT OPINION | "As a teacher of 40 years’ experience and a former principal..." |
| ATTACK- ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT | "Although Chat GPT is banned, some teachers believe that it should be available to students. This is ridiculous! " |
| STATISTICS/ STATISTICAL EVIDENCE | "Roughly 84% of educators report devices as major distractions, while 78% note reduced focus, 59% observe decreased readiness to learn...” |
| EMOTIVE LANGUAGE (NEGATIVE) | "detrimental" ; "decline" |
| SUPPORTING ARGUMENT/REASON 1 | AI tools like Chat GPT are detrimental to our students’ study habits. |
| SUPPORTING ARGUMENT/REASON 2 | " AI tools discourage critical thinking. " |
| SUPPORTING ARGUMENT/REASON 3 | "Chat GPT can impact future teacher’s capacity to teach skills." |
| RHETORICAL QUESTION | "How can we expect students, who used ChatGPT to do their thinking, to teach future generations? " |
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