Work place: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, Latsia, Cyprus
E-mail: konstantinos.mastrothanasis@ouc.ac.cy
Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-9607
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Biography
Konstantinos Mastrothanasis holds a PhD from the Department of Primary Education of the University of the Aegean and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He teaches in postgraduate programmes at the University of the Aegean, the Open University of Cyprus and ASPAITE. He has participated in European research projects and in teacher training and education programmes. He has been awarded in Greece for his research by the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences and by the Scientific Association for the Promotion of Educational Innovation. Finally, he is a reviewer in international journals and conferences. His research has been published in major Greek and international scientific journals, conference proceedings, edited volumes and monographs. He is currently serving as director at KEPEA Boeotia.
By Konstantinos Mastrothanasis Maria Kladaki Panagiotis Alexopoulos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijmecs.2026.01.03, Pub. Date: 8 Feb. 2026
This study delves into the interface between Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence, with a specific focus on ChatGPT's ability to engage in argumentative dialogues and its potential educational applications. Specifically, the study aims to investigate the feasibility of conducting argumentative dialogues in English between users and ChatGPT, identify suitable instructions that facilitate a flowing debate, and assess the tool's ability to judge and determine the debate's winner. The study's findings indicate that ChatGPT can effectively participate in rhetorical competitions with the provision of specific instructions. While the tool demonstrates proficiency in generating relevant and logical arguments and counterarguments, it faces challenges in sustaining the topic's relevance throughout extended debates unless it assumes a judging role. Moreover, despite occasional violations of the rules of debate, its potential in pedagogical argumentation competitions remains promising. The results of the present research show that ChatGPT can participate in debates with specific rules. This finding suggests that ChatGPT can be used during training sessions in rhetoric educational clubs.
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