Caroline Bird College Is A Waste Of Time Analysis

An argument is defined as an exchange of diverging or opposite views. The word comes from the latin verb, arguere, which means to make clear or prove. However in 14th Century France, the word adopted a more dynamic concept and definition, familiar to today's connotation. As France transitioned into the Renaissance Age, a time influenced by intellectual reasoning, a valid argument required relevant and reputable evidence with a formidable rebuttal to scrutiny. Caroline Bird, in her essay "College is a Waste of Time and Money," argues that college does little to provide students with a career and role in society after graduation. Although evidence is provided to support the claim, the argument is weak based on generalizations, irrelevancies, …show more content…
She claims that "A great majority of our nine million college students are not in school because they want to be or because they want to learn." This is a hasty generalization which is seemingly collected from select professors and administrators on a “crisscross” lectureship. Bird reaches a conclusion based on insufficient instances. The claim, even with proper research, would not conclude that college is a waste of time and money. She does not provide any evidence, except for unnamed sources of hearsay, as support. There are several historical examples of situations in which people and society benefitted from being in unwanted situations. Soldiers throughout history may have not necessarily wanted to be part of war, but fought to protect their country or cause. Being in an unwanted situation can build character and yield tremendous personal growth, which many face during …show more content…
Her argument, event if it were true, does not prove college is a waste of time and money. Some students do attend college for the betterment of their country. If those students decided to not attend or were not given the opportunity to attend, there would be few sources to educate our youth and enable a successful