Is Using A Chatbot Here Cheating?
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Using a chatbot in a formal debate offers substantial educational and practical benefits. Chatbots can enhance preparation and engagement by helping debaters develop arguments, refine communication skills, and receive immediate, tailored feedback . They support critical thinking and language awareness, enabling users to construct more coherent and persuasive cases while also learning to evaluate evidence and reasoning .
Furthermore, chatbots provide efficient, cost-effective assistance, making high-quality debate practice accessible to more participants and reducing the workload for educators . Their ability to simulate real debate scenarios and act as virtual mentors helps debaters sharpen their skills in a dynamic and interactive manner.
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- https://www.sherbertlearning.com/post/empowering-student-engagement-enhance-debating-skills-with-ai
- https://www.junia.ai/tools/ai-debate-generator
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Debate/comments/11z836l/debatedevil_ai_for_practicing_debates/
- https://blog.khanacademy.org/mastering-the-art-of-debating-with-ai-khanmigo-kl/
How voters view those points isn’t something we prescribe. They are required to at least do more than just ignore them entirely, particularly in the context of this debate.
I am asking because he is actually using purely AI made arguments in this very debate. If there is no rule preventing voters from rejecting AI made arguments, he is at a disadvantage.
As per always, voters are allowed a good deal of leeway when it comes to what they do and do not consider a legitimate argument. So long as they explain their reasoning and provide justifications for considering or not considering certain points, it can be valid.
That being said, considering that this debate’s topic explicitly challenges one of the main reasons for dismissing points that are written by AI, voters will be expected to at least show that they considered points from the debate itself and not just dismiss them off hand.
You are going to have to ask mods about the voting issue here. Usually, voters rarely favor ChatGPT arguments. In fact, the use of AI can lead to auto loss every time.
I am curious here, do voters have to accept arguments completely made by AI?