An overlooked use for LLMs – at least in their current forms – in educational contexts is as reflective tools for developing writers to see how their choices might impact various audiences in ways they did not intend. If we think of ChatGPT’s responses as “black mirrors” of the human user’s inputs, then the user can take the initiative to examine their own inputs in a way reminiscent of Jungian “shadow work.” By rhetorically analyzing each session with an LLM, students can investigate what can safely be assumed about the technology’s guardrails, biases, and other limitations. By explicating on the…
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