Norman Cousins How To Make People Smaller Than They Are Summary

Norman Cousins article, "How to Make People Smaller Than They Are" was published in 1978 in a literature and arts magazine called The Saturday Review. In his article, Cousins argues how liberal arts and humanities should be more of a priority in our colleges and universities in order to produce well-rounded students. By providing evidence on the decreasing role and a solution to the problem, Cousins begins to persuade his reader of the importance of humanities and liberal arts in our society by using evidence and logic.
Cousins begins his argument to The Saturday Review by acknowledging how our colleges and universities exclude humanities and liberal arts in their educational system and by expressing his disappointment. Cousins appeals to evidence and logic to further connect his audience with the importance of humanities and liberal arts in careers today. By providing various careers where the qualities of history and art could greatly benefit the applicant, Cousins gives his audience a better understanding of the importance of these subjects in our society. Cousins signifies logic toward his argument by saying “the lawyer who argues in court from
Cousins example is medical schools such as Pennsylvania State University where its program is “weaving literature and philosophy into the full medical course of study” (58). By providing credibility to the medical schools for involving the teachings of human values and ethics into their program, Cousins gains the reader’s attention by giving a prime example of how the teachings of humanities and liberal arts is being used in certain colleges and universities. By regarding a specific college that is using these teaching in its programs, Cousins is trying to suggest that more colleges and universities need to provide these lessons in their programs because it could greatly benefit their