Rhetorical Analysis Of Who Are You Doing Here By Mark Edmundson

“To get an education, you’re probably going to have to fight against the institution that you find yourself in-no matter how prestigious it may be” (1). This sentence is the thesis for the article, “Who are you and what are you doing here,” written by Mark Edmundson. Edmundson’s position as the author of this essay is supported by evidence given and from this evidence it is a credible position. The author describes multiple instances where his thesis is proven to be true and because of this it is easy to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of his argument. The points addressed in Edmundson’s essay have affected my opinions personally about my education and how I will interact with others as a result from the information presented in this essay. As the author of this essay, Edmundson gives evidence to support his credibility as the author. From the very beginning of the essay, he establishes the fact that he started out like any …show more content…
He says in his essay, “you may not be the person your parents take you to be” (6). From this sentence what I took away is that sometimes it can be difficult to let others into your life while you are busy with things, such as college. However, that should be even more of a reason to keep people, for example, my parents, informed to what is going on in my life with college. Edmundson also says in his essay, “by the time you go to college, you will have been told who you are numberless times” (5). This point that is addressed has impacted my idea on how I interact with people because from this point it might be easier to relate to other students. I say this because all people at one point in their life have been directed by their peers as to where they should go to college, what they should major, etc. From these points that are addressed in Edmundson’s essay, it has impacted my idea on how I interact with