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College Education.
“The most potent weapon you have to change the world is education.” This well-known phrase by Nelson Mandela encapsulates the value and the power of education, particularly a college education. Education opens the door to a world of endless possibilities, as it encourages one’s personal development and the development of a country and, by extension, the world (Furey. 1000). Many people will agree that education is critical to personal growth and success, particularly at the college level. It provides individuals with more excellent career prospects, a higher wage, and the information and skills they need in their chosen sector.
Education opens many doors and offers several benefits and chances. A college education earns roughly twice as much as a high school diploma. Higher-paying positions that initially required only a high school diploma require higher education as technology develops. A college credential offers many more opportunities (Marken. 20). Previously, factories and manufacturing were at the heart of our job market; however, the trend is shifting to positions in other areas that require more specialized skill sets. Because there are so many people competing for jobs in today’s market, companies are more inclined to favor candidates with more training and education.
College graduates, on average, earn much more money than high school graduates each year. According to the United States Census Bureau, college graduates earn roughly twice as much as high school graduates. Because a college diploma demonstrates to companies that you have the necessary intelligence, self-discipline and work ethic to complete the task. Individuals with a college education have more career prospects than those without one, as college graduates are more likely to find meaningful work (Furey. 1010). College graduates are also more appealing to potential employers because having a degree in your chosen work sector provides you an edge over other candidates who do not have a degree.
Work Cited
Furey, Jane. “Relative to Whom? Comment on “Relative Education and the Advantage of a College Degree”.” American Sociological Review 86.5 (2021): 1000-1010.
Marken, Stephanie. “Half in US now consider college education very important.” (2019)(20-30).
Beforewe write our own arguments we will play the role of writing critique and analyze someone else’s argumentative strategies in a rhetorical analysis essay.
A rhetorical analysis is a “reading” of how a writer or a speaker attempts to persuade his or her audience. In other words for this essay, you will write an essay that analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of someone else’s essay.
You may choose to analyze any ONE of the short essays in Practical Arguments from part 6: Debates, Casebooks pages 661-754.
View the rhetoric slide show “Lecture” in this module and
How do I begin?
First, write a one to three paragraph summary about the essay that you will analyze. Include the following in your summary: consider your writer’s audience (what are their concerns?); consider the current events that inspired your writer (briefly); consider the writer’s goal or reason for writing. When you complete this summary you will have described the exigency for the writer’s essay (the reason the essay exists or the real world need for the essay). Describing the exigency first will help you spot moments in the essay when a writer uses ethos, logos, and pathos.
One more tip: when you write, you might find it helpful to imagine that your audience is comprised of Motlow students who have not had English 1020. Your job, then, is to explain to them what makes an argument work well based on an article that you chose from the book.
Do I need a thesis?
For a rhetorical analysis, it is easier to write the thesis after you have written an exploratory rough draft or an outline. The thesis is usually a statement that tells readers whether or not you think a writer did a good/poor/fair job using ethos, logos and pathos in his or her essay. Sometimes, you might have a thesis that says a writer handles pathos well, but really mismanages ethos, for example.
How should you organize the analysis?
You are the boss here. You can organize the paper by ethos, logos, and pathos, or you can move through the writer’s essay start to finish (or whatever other way makes sense to you) as long as you discuss how effectively the writer uses the above rhetorical strategies.
