TOPIC Should oral presentations count more in assessment?

KEY WORDS TO NOTICE ASSESSMENT, COMMUNICATION, FAIRNESS, PRESSURE, RELIABILITY

QUICK READ More oral assessment can increase anxiety for many students. Marking spoken work consistently is difficult. Supporters raise real benefits, but the case against remains stronger.

OPENING REMARK The stronger position is no: oral presentations count more in assessment should not become the default approach. A persuasive argument should weigh practical effects as well as ideals, and on balance this position offers the sounder path.

POINT 1 First, more oral assessment can increase anxiety for many students. This point matters because it shows the immediate effect on students, families, or institutions rather than relying on vague promises. That is useful EVIDENCE for the overall ARGUMENT.

POINT 2 Second, marking spoken work consistently is difficult. The REASONING becomes stronger when we ask who benefits, who carries the cost, and what kind of school or society this decision would encourage. In other words, this choice shapes more than one small part of daily life.

POINT 3 Third, written tasks remain fairer for recording and review. A persuasive case grows stronger when one point leads naturally to a wider effect. That wider effect helps explain why the position deserves support.

COUNTERARGUMENT A serious COUNTERARGUMENT is that speaking is a real-world skill that deserves serious value. That objection should not be dismissed. However, it does not outweigh the stronger case once fairness, evidence, and long-term consequences are considered together.

STRONG CLOSING REMARK Overall, the negative case is stronger because caution, fairness, and real-world limits matter as much as good intentions.