ORAL DEFENSE PLATFORM

AI CAN WRITE THE PAPER. CAN YOUR STUDENT EXPLAIN IT?

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ACADEMIC
JUDGMENT,
MADE VISIBLE.

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RHETORYX runs AI-powered oral exams so faculty can verify that students actually understand their own work.

Students submit work, answer live AI questions, and get recorded. Faculty review the transcript, score the rubric, and release feedback. No extra meetings. No guesswork.

01

STUDENT SUBMITS WORK

Paper, slides, reading, or scenario. Uploaded before the session starts.

02

AI GENERATES QUESTIONS

RHETORYX reads the submission and builds a targeted question plan.

03

FACULTY REVIEWS SESSION

Transcript, recording, and rubric score in one place. Release when ready.

SESSIONS COMPLETED

TBD

Total recorded oral defense sessions as of April 2026.

ASSIGNMENTS ACTIVE

TBD

Live assignments currently accepting student submissions.

FACULTY ENROLLED

TBD

Instructors with at least one published RHETORYX assignment.

INSTITUTIONS

TBD

Colleges and universities using RHETORYX across their courses.
OUR MISSION IS

TO VERIFY WHAT STUDENTS ACTUALLY KNOW, NOT JUST WHAT THEY SUBMITTED.

Oral defenses are the gold standard for academic integrity. RHETORYX makes them scalable, giving faculty a structured review surface without adding hours of coordination overhead.

Every paper upload, presentation delivery, and reading response becomes a defensible evidence trail. Faculty review the record. Students know the standard. Institutions keep the rigor.

WHY RHETORYX

REAL EVIDENCE BEATS
PROMISES ON PAPER.

CAPABILITYRHETORYXPAPER ONLYHONOR PLEDGE
Evidence of actual understanding
Proves students can explain their work, not just submit it — closes the gap AI writing tools create.
Structured faculty review surface
Organizes transcript, rubric scores, and integrity flags in one panel so review takes minutes, not hours.
partial
Recorded transcript + audio/video
Creates a permanent, searchable record of exactly what the student said — not a grade without context.
Source-aware questioning
Questions are generated from the student's own submission, not a generic bank — harder to prepare answers in advance.
Defensible audit trail
Timestamped record of every answer, score decision, and faculty action — useful if a grade is disputed.
Integrity monitoring controls
Optional per-assignment controls: ID check, environment scan, anomaly detection, and prompt leakage review.
Rubric-aligned scoring
Every question maps to a rubric criterion so the final grade is explainable, consistent, and easy to calibrate.
manual
Scales to 200+ students
Handles full course sections without scheduling rooms, recording setups, or extra coordination overhead.
Zero extra admin overhead
Students self-schedule, complete, and submit. Faculty review asynchronously and release when ready.
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

EVERYTHING FACULTY NEED,
NOTHING THEY DON'T.

01

SOURCE-AWARE QUESTIONING

Papers, decks, reading passages, and scenario prompts all shape the question path before the session starts.

e.g. a 40-page thesis generates 12 questions tied to its argument structure and cited sources — not a generic question bank.
02

RECORDED EVIDENCE TRAIL

Transcripts, delivery clips, identity checks, and environment scan artifacts stay organized inside one review surface.

e.g. faculty opens one panel and sees a 14-min recording, full transcript, identity check result, and rubric scores side-by-side.
03

INTEGRITY CONTROLS

Enable only what matters: ID checks, environment scans, prompt leakage review, and anomaly alerts.

e.g. enable ID check and environment scan for high-stakes finals; skip them entirely for low-stakes reading checks.
04

FACULTY-FIRST REPORTING

Source summaries, strengths, weak spots, hesitation patterns, and rubric scoring all in one review panel.

e.g. AI flags "student hesitated on methodology questions" with a follow-up prompt the professor can use immediately.
AVAILABLE WORKFLOWS

ONE SYSTEM,
NINE WORKFLOWS.

Every workflow produces the same structured evidence trail, so faculty review stays consistent regardless of assignment type.

PD-01

PAPER DEFENSE

defends written thesis

Student defends a written submission live via AI questioning tied to their own argument.
PR-02

PRESENTATION

presents recorded deck

Student delivers a recorded presentation; AI questions the deck content and delivery.
RA-03

READING ASSESSMENT

proves comprehension

Verifies direct comprehension of an assigned reading, chapter, or passage.
LA-04

LITERATURE ANALYSIS

analyzes text and themes

Probes theme, tone, symbolism, and textual evidence in literary works.
SE-05

SCENARIO ORAL EXAM

navigates live cases

Student navigates branching decision scenarios, justifying choices at each branch.
PV-06

PEER REVIEW RESPONSE

defends given feedback

Student defends and explains the feedback they gave on a peer's submitted work.
CM-07

CLASS MAKEUP

reviews missed session

Student answers questions drawn from a missed class session transcript or recording.
CP-08

CAPSTONE DEFENSE

defends final project

Multi-phase oral defense for thesis or capstone milestones with cumulative rubric tracking.
CB-09

CASE-BASED EXAM

reasons through cases

Student reasons through a business, legal, or clinical case scenario in real time.
[PD]
PAPER DEFENSE

READ THE WORK. THEN QUESTION THE REASONING.

Students upload the paper. RHETORYX builds a targeted defense plan. Faculty review the source summary and Q&A record together.

  • AI reads and summarizes submission before session
  • Questions mapped to argument structure
  • Source evidence displayed alongside responses
  • Difficulty and rubric-aligned scoring configurable
EXPLORE WORKFLOW
RHETORYX // PD-WORKFLOW
01workflow: 'paper-defense'
02submission: 'thesis_draft_v3.pdf'
03source_pages: 47
04questions_generated: 12
05rubric: 'APA-Research-Criteria'
06integrity: 'VERIFIED'
07
READY TO DEPLOY
ONLINE
[PR]
PRESENTATION DEFENSE

CAPTURE THE TALK BEFORE THE QUESTIONING BEGINS.

Deck upload, delivery recording, transcript capture, and deck-aware Q&A all in a single workflow.

  • Full presentation delivery recorded and transcribed
  • Slide-by-slide awareness shapes question sequence
  • Delivery confidence and pacing tracked automatically
  • Deck, transcript, and Q&A in one faculty view
EXPLORE WORKFLOW
RHETORYX // PR-WORKFLOW
01workflow: 'presentation-defense'
02slides_analyzed: 24
03delivery_duration: '11m 08s'
04questions_generated: 8
05confidence_score: 0.82
06transcript: 'CAPTURED'
07
READY TO DEPLOY
ONLINE
[RA]
READING & LITERATURE

FROM COMPREHENSION TO FULL LITERARY ANALYSIS.

Reading assessment for direct comprehension. Literature mode for theme, tone, symbolism, and textual evidence.

  • Direct comprehension and inferential question modes
  • Literature analysis for theme, tone, and symbolism
  • Textual evidence tracking in student responses
  • Depth level configurable by instructor
EXPLORE WORKFLOW
RHETORYX // RA-WORKFLOW
01workflow: 'reading-assessment'
02passage: 'The Great Gatsby – Ch.5-7'
03depth_level: 'literary-analysis'
04questions_generated: 10
05evidence_required: true
06theme_tracking: true
07
READY TO DEPLOY
ONLINE
[SC]
SCENARIO & PEER REVIEW

APPLIED JUDGMENT DESERVES ITS OWN STRUCTURE.

Branching scenarios, peer review moderation, class makeups, and capstone checkpoints. All first-class workflows.

  • Branching decision paths for case-based assessments
  • Peer review oral response with structured moderation
  • Class makeup and capstone checkpoint flows built-in
  • Every workflow produces the same evidence trail
EXPLORE WORKFLOW
RHETORYX // SC-WORKFLOW
01workflow: 'scenario-oral-exam'
02scenario_type: 'branching-case'
03branches_active: 3
04peer_review: true
05rubric_criteria: 6
06trail_complete: true
07
READY TO DEPLOY
ONLINE
HOW IT WORKS

FROM SOURCE MATERIAL
TO RELEASED FEEDBACK.

01

CREATE

Choose the workflow, attach the source, set difficulty, configure checks.

02

RECORD

Students upload, complete checks, and move into the live defense flow.

03

CAPTURE

Questions, transcripts, recordings, and signals captured automatically.

04

RELEASE

Read summary, inspect transcript, confirm rubric, release what you approve.

FAQ

QUESTIONS FACULTY ASK.

DOES RHETORYX REPLACE THE INSTRUCTOR?

No. The platform prepares the questioning plan and draft analysis, but faculty review, adjust, and decide what gets released.

HOW LONG DOES A TYPICAL SESSION TAKE?

Most oral defense sessions run 12–22 minutes depending on workflow type, question depth, and submission length. Faculty can configure session caps per assignment.

WHAT IS STORED AFTER A SESSION?

Recordings, transcripts, rubric scores, source summaries, and integrity artifacts. All stored behind signed access links per your settings.

CAN I USE MY EXISTING RUBRIC?

Yes. Faculty can upload or recreate their rubric criteria inside RHETORYX. The platform maps rubric dimensions to session questions and scoring.

CAN STUDENTS COMPLETE WITHOUT VIDEO?

Only if the instructor enables low-bandwidth audio-only mode for that assignment. Video remains the default path.

IS RHETORYX ACCESSIBLE FOR STUDENTS WITH ACCOMMODATIONS?

Yes. Extended time multipliers, audio-only mode, and question pacing settings are all configurable per-student or course-wide through accommodations settings.

DO YOU INTEGRATE WITH CANVAS OR BLACKBOARD?

RHETORYX supports LTI 1.3 and grade passback (AGS) for Canvas, Blackboard, and other compliant LMS platforms.

DO YOU SUPPORT LITERATURE CLASSES?

Yes. Reading Assessment and Literature Analysis are separate workflows with configurable depth.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A STUDENT LOSES CONNECTION MID-SESSION?

Sessions are recoverable. Students can resume from the last completed question within the session window. All captured data before disconnection is preserved.

HOW DOES PRICING WORK FOR LARGE COURSES?

Instructors are always free. Student seats are priced per semester pass. Department and institution licenses include volume discounts and centralized billing.

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BRING REAL ORAL REVIEW
INTO YOUR COURSE.

Start with a free instructor account, or request a department quote if you want students covered from day one.

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