The thesis statement is the last sentence in the third paragraph "College fails to empower us with the skills necessary to become productive members of today’s global entrepreneurial economy". The evidence paragraphs would include: college being expensive (in paragraph four), successful people who did not go to college (in paragraph six), and encouraging uncollege (in paragraph seven). The refutation opposing argument is in the paragraphs eight, acknowledging being qualified for work, and nine just pushing the point of a formal education. Finally, the conclusion was in paragraph ten basically reiterating the fact that being able to take your education beyond the classroom could build a better world.
When reading this essay i see that the author is against the thought of going to college due to some reasons such as: college being too expensive, successful people not attending college, and also that technology is replacing our function of use at certain jobs. The author, Dale Stephens, has experience in going to college and advises you to not go. He is very passionate and straight to the point about the topic. As you read through the essay you see where he believes that, higher education is broken and thinks that our creativity, innovation, and curiosity are schooled out of us, making us robots. The point of uncollege is one point he wanted to make clear, making productive alternatives to college. The author makes some valid points in the essay but i must say college will take you a long way.
Hi Taylor, I think you did a good job summing up Stephens appeal to the audience. You identified all 4 pillars of argument. I can see where our blog post show similarities. Except for the thesis statement. I believe the thesis is when he stated that college is broken. Besides that your post is good.
ReplyDeleteIn the essay, I do not agree with the author's reasoning due to everything isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Everyone is in debt even if they aren't in school. The thesis is clear and to the point saying: a higher education is broken. With him only going off of opinions and his own experience i see that this is a mostly ethos type of essay. He doesn't give statistics but he gives most known things that the audience can understand and agree with. In conclusion, not everyone is street smart and not everyone is book smart making that comparison of why i don't agree.
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