by Derrick Green

Source Title And Author

dlgreen2 — 2015-01-22 15:04:52 UTC

David Leonhardt is the author of "Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off."

Essential Question

dlgreen2 — 2015-01-22 15:08:47 UTC

Is Higher Education Worth the Cost?

Source D

dlgreen2 — 2015-01-22 15:10:15 UTC

David Leonhardt

Rhetorical Situation

dlgreen2 — 2015-01-22 15:13:32 UTC

Audience: people without degrees, Incoming freshmen, and parents.

Speaker: David Leonhardt is the managing editor of a new venture at The New York Times that focuses on politics, policy, and economics. It features analytical journalism, with an emphasis on data and graphics.

Purpose

Cons

DManzo1 — 2015-01-22 15:14:51 UTC

2.)Not sending kids to college isn't a good thing.

3.)College encourage students to aim low.

7.)The cost of college is always the problem for people who don't graduate.

8.)Inflation adjust the annual return to 15%.

Pros

Porkchop — 2015-01-22 15:15:01 UTC

1.) College is helping more graduates then it did in the past.

4.) The cost of college isn't always the problem for those who graduate.

5.) College isn't that expensive.

6.) What you get in a degree today, is much more useful today then it was

in the past.

9.) College pays offs even in jobs that doesn't demand a degree.

10.)Education helps people do higher-skilled work.

Central Argument

dlgreen2 — 2015-01-23 01:03:06 UTC

The central argument in the article by Leonhardt “Even for Cashiers College Pays Off” from the New York Times is that he believes college is not a waste of time but that it only needs to be improved. Some believe that because of money it is a waste but usually those who go to college do not struggle with this because they get financial aid.