OPICS FOR CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING
1. In his first paragraph Applebaum speaks of "excessive" student debt. whorn does he blame for this debt-students, colleges, lenders, or someone else? And in this context, is he committing the fallacy of begging the question (on this fallacy, see page 374)?
2. In the fifth paragraph Applebaum says that education-meaning higher education-should be a right. In the United States, education through high school is of course free-is a right-though one can argue that there really is no such thing as "free-education (or "free" medical care, etc.); somebody pays for it. Should_all citizens have a right to (presumably free) post-high school education? Does this programs in vocatinal training? Explain.
3. By the end of the sixth paragraph, if not earlier, it is ev' t Applebaum is furious with the present system. Do you think his essay would be more persuasive if he were less evidently angry? Explain.
TOPICS FOR CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING
1 "What do you think of Wolfers's suggestion that if we want individuals put money into circulation, it makes more sense to give $1,000 to ea of fifty poor people than to forgive $50,000 of a college graduate's deb
2. 1" Would Wolfers's essay be more effective if he omitted his final paragrap Or if he reversed the sequence of the last two paragraphs? Explain.
3. Imagine that you are Applebaum. Write a response to Wolfers.