Argument Analyzes In the article Student Loans Pack Surprising Benefits written Katy Hopkins, Hopkins says college debt may not be necessarily a bad thing if students borrow an amount that they can afford to finish a four-year college degree. Hopkins thinks students should take advantages of student loans because there are many benefits that students should experience while they’re still in school. In Hopkins’ article, she explains four benefits of taking out loans to get a higher education and uses rhetoric appeals to support her points, but the article still lacks of logical appeal even though she successfully shows good ethos and pathos to the reader.
The thesis of Hopkins article Student Loans Pack Surprising Benefits is the benefits …show more content…
In the article, it’s all about testimonials and words from experts, and it doesn’t mention any rebuttal or logical reasoning. Instead of using logical reasoning, Hopkins uses logical fallacies in her article to support her claim. One of fallacies is known as a Red Herring. A Red Herring is used to divert readers’ attention from the real issue at hand to something else. In the article, Hopkins tries to change people’s definition of debt to what benefits students can get when they take out loans and make student loans are a great investment (Hopkins 2011). Additionally, Hopkins uses Ad Populum to try to get the readers to accept her argument. Ad Populum is when an arguer tries to convince the readers to do or believe something because everyone else does. Hopkins also uses Slippery Slope to change people’s belief of student debt. Slippery Slope is a conclusion based on premises if A happens, then B, C, D…will happen, and basically A equals to D. For example, in the article, Hopkins mentions without student loans, students cannot go to college, and then they cannot obtain a degree; without a degree, students cannot get a job (Hopkins, 2011). Hopkins article is also lacking of rebuttal. Hopkins never mentions what is the counterargument of student debt and how it affects student after
The thesis of Hopkins article Student Loans Pack Surprising Benefits is the benefits …show more content…
In the article, it’s all about testimonials and words from experts, and it doesn’t mention any rebuttal or logical reasoning. Instead of using logical reasoning, Hopkins uses logical fallacies in her article to support her claim. One of fallacies is known as a Red Herring. A Red Herring is used to divert readers’ attention from the real issue at hand to something else. In the article, Hopkins tries to change people’s definition of debt to what benefits students can get when they take out loans and make student loans are a great investment (Hopkins 2011). Additionally, Hopkins uses Ad Populum to try to get the readers to accept her argument. Ad Populum is when an arguer tries to convince the readers to do or believe something because everyone else does. Hopkins also uses Slippery Slope to change people’s belief of student debt. Slippery Slope is a conclusion based on premises if A happens, then B, C, D…will happen, and basically A equals to D. For example, in the article, Hopkins mentions without student loans, students cannot go to college, and then they cannot obtain a degree; without a degree, students cannot get a job (Hopkins, 2011). Hopkins article is also lacking of rebuttal. Hopkins never mentions what is the counterargument of student debt and how it affects student after