Plan B Skip College Critical Analysis

The central claim of the article that I read entitled “Plan B: Skip College” is that higher education in America is becoming more of an issue in the sense that college doesn’t equate to success for everybody as predicted by conventional beliefs. In fact, there are people who have earned their degree and are currently struggling to meet their financial obligations due to outstanding college loans or they have settled for a lower paying job out of necessity. I agree with the central claim of this reading for I have witnessed people struggle after college and I have witnessed others struggle because they don’t have a college education therefore providing other options for higher education is essential at this point in time. Everybody realizes …show more content…
Each college student is responsible for ensuring that they utilize the educational resources available to excel in their desired careers. Both of the readings are similar in the sense that they each point out issues that can be improved upon when concerning higher education and both agree that higher education is necessary stepping stone once the individual chooses what type of higher education is best for them and how they want to attend classes. Although both articles are in agreement that higher education is vital, “Plan B: Skip College” states that a college degree is not essential for everyone to be successful which differs from “Online Higher Educations Individualist Fallacy” idea that the college culture is vital to a person’s success not just as a student but to the well-rounded individual that college institutions sets out to develop. Also, the two readings are different in the rhetorical devices used, “Plan B: Skip College” uses a logical and expert approach and therefore I feel that the persuasive devices used are ethos and logos while, on the other hand, "Online Higher Education Individualist Fallacy" uses Kairos and Pathos to persuade the reader by finding the opportune moment to introduce his arguments and trying to evoke feelings about online college versus