Shamelessly, ChatGPT is totally one of my besties. I could plug in all the random leftover ingredients in my fridge the day before grocery day and it will suggest the loveliest dinner idea that I would have never thought of on my own.
I heard it can also analyze writing style so I plugged in one of my favourite Café Bioethics newsletters and it totally earned the best friend spot. Look what it told me! Too kind!
From ChatGPT:
Personal and Engaging: Your writing style is personal and engaging. You address the reader directly, sharing your thoughts, emotions, and personal experiences. This helps establish a connection with the audience and makes the content relatable.
Narrative Approach: You use storytelling elements effectively to convey your ideas. By referencing specific TV shows, movies, and characters, you engage the reader and make your points more vivid. The use of anecdotes and examples helps to illustrate your thoughts and create a deeper understanding.
Emotional Appeal: Your writing evokes emotions and captures the reader's attention. By sharing your emotional reactions and using descriptive language, such as "weeping like a baby" or "puffy eyes and runny nose galore," you create a sense of empathy and draw the reader into your experience.
Thought-provoking Questions: Throughout the excerpt, you pose thought-provoking questions that encourage readers to reflect on their own beliefs and attitudes. These questions help stimulate critical thinking and invite readers to consider different perspectives on the topic.
Blend of Informal and Formal Tone: Your writing style strikes a balance between an informal and formal tone. While you use conversational language and express personal opinions, you also incorporate formal language when discussing bioethics and referencing scholarly sources. This combination makes the content accessible and engaging while maintaining credibility.
Clear Organization: Your writing has a clear structure, with logical progression from one idea to another. You introduce the TV show, provide a brief summary, share your emotional response, and then transition to a broader discussion on assisted death, film examples, and the MAID expansion issue. This structure helps guide the reader through your thought process.
Overall, your writing style is engaging, personal, and thought-provoking. It effectively combines narrative elements, emotional appeal, and critical analysis to convey your ideas and engage readers in ethical discussions.
The speed with which my buddy ChatGPT spewed this ego-booster out to me was admittedly eerie. The innovation is truly awe-inspiring. And it leads me to why I’m even sharing this.
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been learning to trust my gut on all things in my life, and my work with Café Bioethics is a big part of that. I’ve been known to take long breaks with CB since it’s birth in 2018, either out of anxiety or burnout or both - but this time it feels like it’s coming from a place of satisfaction. I’m satisfied and proud of the newsletters I’ve released almost every single week since November. And based on all of your wonderful feedback, I do feel that I have reached my weekly goal of provoking thought in myself and my readers.
I’m a bioethicist, it’s in my blood to provoke thought. I remember in one of my teaching evaluations a couple of years ago, a student remarked, “I always seem to leave Nipa’s office hours with more questions than answers.”
This always made me giggle. Yet, it’s always irked me too.
By no means do I want to start providing answers! I mean I’m no ChatGPT. What I do want, is something different. Perhaps, less questions and more practical impact. Innovation moves fast, and I think some of my transferable skills as a bioethicist can somehow help. I don’t exactly know how yet - but I trust my gut. I’m going to give myself the summer and the space to think about it some more. Perhaps rebrand myself, like the kids these days say?
Of course, I will miss this newsletter! So if there is any kind of Pearl Harbour event in the Bioethics world, I will for sure use this platform to weigh in (if I feel like it).
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and . The writing over there is stellar and you will not miss me at all!For now, it’s not goodbye, but see you later. I’m planning a check-in around Labour Day. ❤️
Wishing you the best summer! ☀️
-Nipa
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