Throughout his article, Marty Nemko argues that college is often over rated and expensive. Nemko uses facts that support his thesis and therefore convince the reader. Statistics and facts are displayed in the argument in order to make the writing credible and persuasive. Contrary to other articles, Nemko uses statistics instead of looking to gain the audience by using feelings. The author also accuses schools of not preparing well their students for the work force. The author uses tests and statistics from recent studies in order to back up his information.
The article makes the reader ask himself the question