Debate On Student Loan Debt

The introduction, the thesis, the body, and the conclusion are necessary for an essay to be effective. Some authors are able to produce such an essay, but others are unable or choose to make an essay without the necessary parts. Two authors debated on the subject of student loans and both had different views. The first author is Robert Applebaum who is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law and his essay is titled “Debate on Student Loan Debt Doesn’t Go Far Enough” republished in 2012 talks about forgiving student loan debt and why there is a problem he states, “Adopt legislation that forgives excessive student loan debt after a reasonable repayment period”. The second author is Justin Wolfers an economist who graduated from Wharton

Vocabulary can signify one’s level of professionalism in a subject. Applebaum shows his level of professionalism in his work. Applebaum uses a very serious vocabulary he does not use slang, he does not use sexist words, nor does he use derogatory language. He uses professional vocabulary to show he is serious about the subject of student loan debt. Wolfers vocabulary is different than Applebaum’s. Wolfers work is full of slang terms and phrases, and derogatory language. A few examples of slang terms and phrases are “Bang-for-your-buck”, “Couple of grand”, “em”, “folks”. Wolfers also uses derogatory language, an example is when he explains why students want loan forgiveness he says, “This is a bunch of kids who don’t want to pay their loans back” he is referring to the students as kids. Another example is when he states his thoughts about student loan forgiveness “Worst. Idea. Ever” he is in other words calling the idea of student forgiveness terrible he is being unfair. Wolfer also uses unprofessional words such as “Grads” instead of graduates, “Folks” instead of people, and terms such as “Why on earth”. Therefore, Applebaum’s use of vocabulary is more effective at making his argument stronger than

An essay must follow the basic structure introduction, body, and conclusion. By having the correct structure of an essay, the reader is able to read the essay more clearly. Applebaum’s essay follows the basic structure. Applebaum has an introduction that starts with an attention getter and ends with a thesis. After stating the thesis, he begins with the first body paragraph that begins with “Representative Hansen Clark” here the reader knows that what should be next is about student loans. Applebaum’s essay also has a conclusion but is split into two parts which makes the text confusing. Wolfers essay does not have structure meant for an essay. Wolfers structure is the opposite of Applebaum’s essay he has no introduction, or body, what he does have is a conclusion. The structure of Wolfers essay is more bullet point style where he states what he is talking about such as “Distribution,” “Macroeconomics”, “Education policy”, “Political economy”, “Politics”, and “Conclusion” although the essay is easier to follow with the topics stated in the beginning of the paragraph bullet point style simply isn’t professional. If one were to grade Applebaum and wolfers essay based on the structure Applebaum deserves to get the better