In the TED Talk “How College Loans Exploit Students For Profit” Sajay
Samuel establishes the need for caution when planning for college. The TED Talk emphasized and analyzed statistics used to blindside people looking to continue their schooling. Samuel narrates the story of his friend’s family and their college experience to convey the new found greediness of higher education. The diction Samuel uses also conveys the monster that higher education has become to students’ wallets.
The first strategy Samuel used was logos. To start off his presentation,
Samuel displayed statistics to bring to light economic issues Americans face while trying to achieve a higher education. He stated “Even a college grad earned 10 percent more in 2001 than she did in 2013,” and “Of 100 people who enroll in any form of post-secondary education, 45 do not complete it” Furthermore Samuel went on to state that student loan companies profited from students’ debt “...Sallie Mae and Navient -- posted last year a combined profit of 1.2 billion dollars.” Samuel uses the rhetorical strategy of logos to help the audience understand the so-called ‘deals’ they are given for college education, and how the cost will negatively affect you, such as crippling debt, if you don’t think about your options.
Pathos was …show more content…
Samuel addresses the history of college tuition by recounting his friend, Paul's, story. Paul’s father had gone to college for free, Paul’s daughter on the other hand graduated from the same college with a “whopping debt”. The use of pathos in this lecture is to try and get the audience to understand the history and evolution of college fees, and how quickly it has changed to make students’ lives debt ridden. The audience is expected to feel shocked, and maybe even afraid for the next generations, who will likely have to work hard to bring food to the
Samuel establishes the need for caution when planning for college. The TED Talk emphasized and analyzed statistics used to blindside people looking to continue their schooling. Samuel narrates the story of his friend’s family and their college experience to convey the new found greediness of higher education. The diction Samuel uses also conveys the monster that higher education has become to students’ wallets.
The first strategy Samuel used was logos. To start off his presentation,
Samuel displayed statistics to bring to light economic issues Americans face while trying to achieve a higher education. He stated “Even a college grad earned 10 percent more in 2001 than she did in 2013,” and “Of 100 people who enroll in any form of post-secondary education, 45 do not complete it” Furthermore Samuel went on to state that student loan companies profited from students’ debt “...Sallie Mae and Navient -- posted last year a combined profit of 1.2 billion dollars.” Samuel uses the rhetorical strategy of logos to help the audience understand the so-called ‘deals’ they are given for college education, and how the cost will negatively affect you, such as crippling debt, if you don’t think about your options.
Pathos was …show more content…
Samuel addresses the history of college tuition by recounting his friend, Paul's, story. Paul’s father had gone to college for free, Paul’s daughter on the other hand graduated from the same college with a “whopping debt”. The use of pathos in this lecture is to try and get the audience to understand the history and evolution of college fees, and how quickly it has changed to make students’ lives debt ridden. The audience is expected to feel shocked, and maybe even afraid for the next generations, who will likely have to work hard to bring food to the