Next week, you will be working on your own argumentative essay on your topic of choice. You need to have a solid claim and plenty of evidence to back it up. Let's practice identifying a solid claim for the topics below. Pair the positions on the left, with a matching claims on the right.

Question

Al in education is negative.
[ Choose ]
Online learning is effective.
[ Choose ]
Online learning is not effective.
[ Choose]
Al in education is positive.
[ Choose ]
Bionics in sports is fair.
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Bionics in sports is unfair.
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Answers
The use of bionics gives some athletes an unfair advantage due to
performance-enhancing mechanisms such as springs and also due to economic disparities since not everyone can afford them.
Online learning can limit students' collaboration and socialization with their peers.
Al enhances learning because it is more
interactive and provides instant, real-time feedback.
Al is negative for education because it can increase student cheating, generate misinformation, and decrease student problem-solving abilities.
Online learning can enhance students' experience due to the avoidance of bullying in the classroom.
"Athletes using prosthetic limbs or other bionic technology should have the same chance to compete in sports as normal-limbed athletes."

Answer 1

Here are the matched claims for each position:

1. AI in education is negative.

   • AI is negative for education because it can increase student cheating, generate misinformation, and decrease student problem-solving abilities.

2. Online learning is effective.

   • Online learning can enhance students' experience due to the avoidance of bullying in the classroom.

3. Online learning is not effective.

   • Online learning can limit students' collaboration and socialization with their peers.

4. AI in education is positive.

   • AI enhances learning because it is more interactive and provides instant, real-time feedback.

5. Bionics in sports is fair.

   • "Athletes using prosthetic limbs or other bionic technology should have the same chance to compete in sports as normal-limbed athletes."

6. Bionics in sports is unfair.

   • The use of bionics gives some athletes an unfair advantage due to performance-enhancing mechanisms such as springs and also due to economic disparities since not everyone can afford them.