College Persuasive

It’s college graduation day, you’ve spent countless hours studying, wrote hundreds of papers, fail an exam once or twice and pulled a few all-nighters. As you walk across the stage remember you're now the proud owner of one of the most expensive pieces of paper you will ever own. Everyone’s always saying go to college and get a degree it will pay off later. You are told college is a time to gain knowledge and discover yourself, but those fine institutions can’t keep the lights on without requiring a hefty fee. Do you realize those price tags will hang over you and your fellow classmates for years to come. Why must graduating students face debt and hardship so young?

They say student loans are the “Good kind of loans.” When in all reality, any loan is not a good loan. Many students that take out loans to go to college, won't be able to make their student loan payment every month. The total estimated student loan debt in our country is one trillion dollars, the companies that are lending the money are making bank on students taking out loans for college. If this is what people consider to be normal, do you want to be normal? They say paying for knowledge, getting that higher degree, will enable you to get a better wage; so getting a loan now, is a small price to pay. So let’s say you take out a $70,000 loan, and you complete college, you apply for the carrier that you worked for. Your starting salary is $30,000

Specific purpose: At the end of the speech, students will be persuaded that college should be free.

With the cost of college so high these days it is not unusual for graduates to hang on to student debt 15 to 20 years after they complete their degree. However, this does not have to be the case. You can actually get rid of student debt in 5 years or less with a little planning.

General Purpose: The general purpose of the speech is to point out why college should be free. I will persuade my audience that my solution of the free college education will work.

First and foremost, you did it! You survived all crammed hallways, the cliques, and all the times you thought your parents were controlling you way too much. As this new chapter opens you will soon realize that your parents were always right and you really do need to not procrastinate and should balance your school and social life. College truly is the best four years of your life, but there are a few things you must always keep in the back of your mind.

In trying to persuade my skeptical parents that a “gap year” will be beneficial, I will have to establish ethos and appeal to pathos and logos in order to convince them to approve of a “gap year.” To establish ethos, I’d discuss my status as a current student in the high school system, which provides credibility as I have the experience and personal knowledge of the scholastic system to form a trustworthy argument. My appeal to logos would be the use of famous and successful figures of society who took a “gap year” between high school and college. I’d also research statistics on the grade point averages of college students who took a gap year and compare them to those who went straight from high school to college. Lastly, I’d appeal to pathos by addressing the mental and physical strain high school has taken on me and how a gap year will allow not only a de-stress period but also time to explore who I am and the world around me, which will cause my parents to empathize with my scholastic experience.

Credibility: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics only about 69.2% of 2015 high school graduates enrolled into college last fall. Imagine how much higher that percentage would be if college tuition was free.

Convincing an audience in general is a hassle, however convincing a parent to do something, for example allowing their child to take a year off between high school graduation and college, really requires persistence and persuasion. In order to get my parents to at least consider that thought, I would have to appeal to the most useful concepts when it comes to persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. When appealing to ethos, I would consider speaking to my parents about my achievements and commitments to school, attempting to come across as a mature and responsible person. However when appealing to logos, I’d have to say something that would logically be a good enough reason to no continue with college right after high school. For

Today, I’m going to talk to you all about something that your parents probably have never not brought up with you before—college. Obviously I’m kidding. For a student in high school, not a day goes by where college is not mentioned. With college comes this monster of debt and unless you are some star athlete who has already committed to UCLA by 7th grade or the next Einstein who has cured all forms of cancer by the age of thirteen, you probably won’t be getting an 100% full ride to the dream college of your choice. And so this means that you and/or your parents will be paying for you to earn a degree to achieve a successful future. I believe that college should be free because every student should have the right and ability to attend college and it should be a tool to help set up students for their lives ahead of them.

This chapter is written to be informative and persuasive for new college students. In the opening section of the chapter the author shares a story of a time he worked in a English theatre. He explains that workers would pass the time with a book while there was a play and how the background noise made it so that he had to intently focus on each word that he was reading. His thesis states “I never really thought about the important connections between reading and writing, and how reading in a particular way could also make me a better writer” (p.72). The next section he explains that RLW means that you’re reading see the specific words used by the author to see what effect they have, their context, genre, and purpose. He encourages the reader

Student debt is at an all-time high. Many college students and recent graduates may find themselves asking: "what's the point?" Why go to college if there is no guarantee of a great job, but you are almost certainly guaranteed to graduate with high levels of debt? But take a careful look at the statistics. While the unemployment rate for recent four year college graduates is 6.8%, the unemployment rate for recent high school graduates is nearly 24% (Webley 2012). Of course, there are many other reasons to go to college, such as personal fulfillment. But for those who are considering not going to college because of economic concerns, I advise you to think in the 'long term.'

As the cost of education increases, many students search for assistance to help cover that cost. That form of assistance could come from burdensome financial aid or a scholarship that provides the student with an education free from debt. That’s why I am writing you today Mr. Alan Hall on behalf of the Student Scholarship Committee, bellow we have outlined the (1) the benefits to the student, (2) the benefits to you, and (3) how you can take action to help.

Liking is an element of persuasion that I believed to be used along with all other elements of persuasion. Before you start a conversation with someone at times before you even decide to approach someone you use the 3 factors of liking. You would be more likely to approach someone who you feel is similar to the way you are in some way. If someone was to say “Hello, you look beautiful today” versus “Good morning” the greeting with a compliment would be more likely to get a response. In an education setting being likable is very helpful. If I wanted to persuade my teacher to give me 1 more day on an assignment, if I am a bad student who is always late and never turns in assignments I won’t get that extra day. Being likeable can at times be the

Once highschool ends, you will think you are already done with school, and you can finally be free, and you are kind of right. However, your college education should not stop at high school, as high school only teaches you a few things. Going to college will teach things outside of just learning some basic math and writing formats. College will prepare you for life as well. By going to college, you will earn more, be more employable due to your accumulation of knowledge, and you will live a healthier life. College is not for everyone, but if you prefer a secure future then it is suggested to go to college. By pursuing business without a college degree, you could lose all your money and everything you have worked for at any moment if you are not cautious. With a college degree, you can earn a decent salary with a secure job.