Free Tuition

“Every person in this country who has the desire and ability should be able to get all the education they need regardless of the income of their family. This is not a radical idea” (Better World). The use of biased articles that contain fallacies and rhetorical devices that can distort the viewpoint of the readers, are the main source of misinformation on many issues happening in the world that will have huge societal impacts. On the topic of free tuition, the concern for those opposed to it is “how will it become free” or the thought that there are no benefits of making college free. Those who are for the plan for free college education explain how it will not only benefit students, but families and the economy as well. However, no matter

The intended audience of this article is current, present and future college students, informing them about the free tuition plan and how it's not really “free.” “If you’re a young person, a college student or the parent of a soon-to-be college student, free tuition might sound like a great idea. The prominence of these proposals certainly warrants a closer look.” The credibility of this article is made clear with the use of statistics when the author writes, “According to the Economic Policy Institute, wages for university grad are 2.5 percent lower in 2015 than they were in 2000. The research found that the real hourly wages of recent college grads in 2015 was $17.49. In 2000, the average hourly rate was $18.41.” This article, although heavily biased, is somewhat credible because it cites other authoritative sources, as well as using statistics. The use of outside sources and statistics let’s the audience know that the information that they are getting can be believable because the numbers and statements helps support the author’s claim. In this statement, the author is claiming that the common belief of “needing a four-year college degree in order to make more money and be successful” is false as seen in recent studies of hourly wages. The auhtors bias is revealed when they claim, “Our society values a college degree - maybe too much. Over the last two decades, we’ve funneled too many young people toward a four-year degree, when the truth is that many probably would have done better elsewhere.” The reader is easily able to tell this article’s level of bias just from it’s title, “why free college tuition is a bad idea.” The authors of this article use outside sources to add to their information,