"The fact is that the persuasive genre of writing that is taught for the NAPLAN and the senior English exam has disturbing ties with much of modern politics, where you don’t have to believe in what you’re arguing, or even form arguments that are factually accurate so long as you argue your point loudly, forcefully and repeatedly. It is a genre of writing that encourages off-the-cuff grandstanding and hollow rhetoric.

What we really need, both in schools and in the real world, is a shift away from arguing to win, and towards rhetoric as understanding. It’s a genre that Associate Professor Larissa McLean Davies at The University of Melbourne has labelled the "treaty" genre. Under this genre of writing students must show empathy, try to understand other points of view, and find a solution rather than just win an argument."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/naplan-writing-test-is-no-better-than-an-internet-rant-20180409-p4z8kc.html