Latent Factors of Discourse Type and Effectiveness in PERSUADE 2.0 for AES

Yi Gui


Abstract
Using PERSUADE 2.0 discourse segments, this study examines whether effectiveness labels carry stable linguistic meaning across discourse types. Traditional NLP features and latent components show robust type-by-effectiveness interactions. Length decomposition indicates much of this signal reflects elaboration, while smaller length-robust patterns remain, cautioning against context-free diagnostic feedback in automated writing evaluation.
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2026.aimecon-sessions.27
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Coordinated Session Papers
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October
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2026
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joshua Wilson, Christopher Ormerod, Magdalen Beiting-Parrish
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AIME-Con
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National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
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251–259
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https://aclanthology.org/2026.aimecon-sessions.27/
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Yi Gui. 2026. Latent Factors of Discourse Type and Effectiveness in PERSUADE 2.0 for AES. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Coordinated Session Papers, pages 251–259, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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