How To Write A Rhetorical Analysis Essay

In the article “College is a Safe Bet,” the author focuses mostly on the broader picture of student as a whole when it comes to college. Most of the article focuses on how and why students are questioning a college degree. The author states that “the rising college tuition, combined with slim job prospects, are leaving families with the impression that the risks associated with attending college are beginning to outweigh the rewards” (Morgan). She goes on to say that even thou we should think about these things because it “encourages students to make more thoughtful, informed decisions and pressure the policymakers to keep all colleges high quality and affordable” (Morgan). As a whole the article is effective in persuading the audience to see college as a go to option for most students.
With this as the starting point of the paper we can see that the author is assuming that most students are thinking of going to college as a way of either getting more money or job security. This may be assuming too much on the authors part, but it might be safe to assume that, for an over view, most college students go to college to be able to have higher paying jobs. The author also discusses the flip side on how people are thinking that college may not be the best option and she then gives examples of why people might think this way. Some of the reasons that the author brings up are the rising college tuition, slim job prospects, and the few college drop outs that are successful. With all of the “examples of college drop outs of drops who are wildly successful, such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg,” and how the media brings up all of the things mentioned above the author says it a good