Student Debt: The Collegian By Tristan Korff

Preston Harris

6/13/2023

ENGL 200 ZA

Mrs. Martin

Rough Draft

You and I, as college students, probably keep up with the finances related to our higher education. Setting oneself up for success as a student is crucial, and this includes preparing for potential debt. The issue of student debt and what to do about our outstanding loans is causing a serious financial problem in the United States. After completing their studies, more than 65 percent of college graduates average $28,650 in loan debt. It comes as no surprise that most graduates are drowning in debt, unable to purchase a home, a car, or some of the other necessities of life, and are simply struggling to make ends meet. I want to make the point that Korff does an excellent job of

Korff states that by the federal government paying back our loans, the universities will just raise tuition once again, and we will find ourselves in the same situation once again. Korff continues, Universities know that most students can’t afford college. But they also know that the government will help pay for what students can’t afford. Korff argues that eliminating all student debt for one generation is not a permanent solution, and the consequences could be severe for generations to come. When it comes to persuading his classmates, Korff succeeds admirably. He uses a variety of examples in his writing to make connections with his readers, connecting facts and emotions from the perspective of a college student with what those facts mean for him and his classmates by using the rhetorical devices of pathos, ethos, and

” This is perhaps the most frustrating feedback cycle facing our generation today. The more the government pays to try and help students, the more universities raise their tuition. No one benefits but the colleges themselves” is a fantastic example of how Korff skillfully uses pathos to express wrath and disappointment because it inspires us, the students, to take action.

Korff uses the persuasive appeal to ethos because of the compelling effect on the intended readership. The article's use of ethos in persuasion is best illustrated by the usage of ‘’Why does the government make it so easy for an unemployed twenty-year-old to take on six figures of student debt in the first place?’’, the author makes the claim in order to blame the government rather than us, the loan's clients. This can make it simpler to trust someone who accepts responsibility for our mistakes. The author establishes credibility Korff also effectively uses the logos appeal by writing “the more the government pays to try and help students, the more universities raise tuition” this is an effective use of logos due to the fact its logical, simplistic and heavily relates to the current