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ixid t1_jac6dlg wrote

Because it often provides a well-written and clear summary of topics that are widely discussed on the internet, which would include most school level topics. So ultimately the student is more likely to understand and retain the knowledge if they read it and think about it.

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slantedangle t1_jac8uj2 wrote

Even if you used chatgpt for READING comprehension, you wouldn't want them to quote it for submitting an essay. You would always want them to quote the source in homework or a test or a thesis, something the student WROTE. Hopefully the context wasn't lost on you.

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ixid t1_jac9l1l wrote

We're talking about pre-university level education, talking about quoting sources is rather grandiose. Most kids just look at the textbook and wikipedia. ChatGPT is not even lowering the level. Hopefully the context wasn't lost on you.

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slantedangle t1_jacarc1 wrote

>We're talking about pre-university level education, talking about quoting sources is rather grandiose.

And yet that is precisely what we are talking about here, isn't it?

>Most kids just look at the textbook and wikipedia. ChatGPT is not even lowering the level. Hopefully the context wasn't lost on you.

Then he already has a source, no? What is the point of quoting the chatgpt rather than the source? I see the point of READING the chatgpt. Not QUOTING it. Apparently the context was indeed lost on you.

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ixid t1_jacaxvq wrote

It's a pity schools can't teach people not to be bellends. You'd have benefited.

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slantedangle t1_jacy34k wrote

>It's a pity schools can't teach people not to be bellends. You'd have benefited.

It's a pity schools don't teach people to just stop or say "I don't know", when they can't answer a question, instead of relying on ad hominems to end their conversations. You'd have benefitted.

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ixid t1_jad0hb4 wrote

It's not an ad hominem, it's an insult, dummy. Check what ad hominem means.

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slantedangle t1_jae3fp3 wrote

You can certainly use insults to deliver an ad hominen, there are others, such as attacking character or reputation or with motive. Ad hominen is used to describe a strategy in which a person using it will focus on the person making an argument rather than the content of the argument.

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ixid t1_jaed3j7 wrote

ad hominem: you're wrong because you're a dick.

Insult: you're a dick.

I was doing the second of those because of your extremely condescending tone.

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