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Journal of Writing Research
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JoWR is an international peer reviewed journal publishing scientific research exploring the cognitive and social processes underlying written production, how writing is learned, and how it can be effectively taught. https://www.jowr.org/jowr
If you use ChatGPT to brainstorm, does it improve the persuasiveness of your writing? Almumen and Jouhar say yes! Students improved the rhetorical components of their writing and maintained them over time, with lesser improvements in other aspects. Find out how and why.
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View of The Impact of ChatGPT as a Brainstorming Tool on Gifted Students' Persuasive Writing
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February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Martínez-Cano et al identified narrative characteristics in writing by people with schizophrenia to determine how these relate to positive and negative symptomatology. Results reveal that language difficulties occur in writing and allow for symptom differentiation.

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January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑼𝑨𝑫𝑬 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒖𝒔- Morris, Crossley, Holmes, and Choi.
This article explores how high-quality persuasive essays differ in the linguistic features used, challenging the assumption that excellent writing is a single, uniform style. (vol. 17, no. 2)
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Hello Bluesky! Journal of Writing Research is bringing the conversation to this platform. We'll start by highlighting some of the fascinating research in our most recent volume.
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM