Debate: is the text written by George Orwell an academic one?

DEBATE: is the text written by George Orwell an academic one?

ARGUMENTS FOR
1. The text by George Orwell is academic, because it is well-structured and contains literary, historical and cultural references
2. the text has a purpose and can lead a person to make a conclusion
3. The text has the potential of being used for educational purposes, for example: someone who wants to be a writer.
4. The text is addressed to a specific audience
5. There are different types of academic texts (not just text-books).

ARGUMENTS AGAINST
1. The text by George Orwell is not academic, because it does not use specialized vocabulary/concepts and the references he uses correspond to his epoch.
2. Having a purpose does not make a text academic, there are not official references to support ideas, the text is based on the author’s personal experience
3. Being useful does not make a text academic
4. It does not have a formal system of enunciation, anybody can read it and it has no specific audience.
5. The text does not develop a thesis or concepts and that part cannot be omitted in an academic text.