Work place: Department of Primary Education, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece
E-mail: pred23008@aegean.gr
Website: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3768-5136
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Biography
Panagiotis Alexopoulos is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Elementary Education within the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the Aegean. He is a distinguished graduate of the Department of Philology at the University of Peloponnese and holds an M.Ed. in "Educational Sciences - Education Using New Technologies" from the University of the Aegean. Additionally, he holds a Master's degree in "Modern and Contemporary History: New Considerations and Perspectives" from the University of Peloponnese. His research has been published in scientific journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include, among others, education using new technologies, theatre pedagogical methodologies, the promotion of innovation and arts in education, special education and new technologies, the teaching of modern and contemporary history, and the teaching of literature and arts with educational software and games.
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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