- The reason that the value of college has gone down is because in todays world getting just a 2 or 4 year degree isn’t good enough anymore. Some many people nowadays have a college degree, it’s not hard to hire a college grad. More than likely you have to continue to go on in school to further your degree to either get the job you want or to make more money. Often time a career is going to hire the person with the furthest degree. There are better alternatives like trade schools, going to a better college can help get you a better paying job, deciding which major to have.
- Emotion appeal in paragraph 8 talks about the American dream that so many of us want and strive for. We want whats best for our kids now and in the future.
Reason appeal in paragraph 5 because he’s giving examples of why he believes college isn’t necessary due to the debt
Archer is using the mediating and inquiry forms of argument in his essay. He isn’t trying to convince you not to go to college, however, he us trying to show you the downfalls of attending a school and having so much money in debt. He asks some questions that get you thinking about why you are attending college and if you’re doing it for the right reasons.
No he does not display all of these criteria to his argument. He has reliable evidence in his argument and makes sure he is supporting his opinions. He however is very one sided when arguing about whether or not college is really worth it. He seems to only rag on it and say that everyone does it and its not worth your time and money. Archer’s argument shows us that this wasn’t as big of an argument back in the 70’s and earlier because you did not need to go to college to get a good job, and college was not as nearly as much as it is today. He is aware that we will struggle with this in the future as costs get higher.
