Liberal Arts Misperception Essay

Liberal Arts Misperception The liberal arts are those subjects or skills that in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free person (Latin:liberal, "worthy of a free person") to know in order to take an active part in civic life, something that (for Ancient Greece) included participating in public debate. These two articles are talking about the misperception that people see about Liberal Arts. Most people hear liberal arts and think, I will not get a good job with this degree, or nobody will hire me. People do not think they will make good money or there is no good money coming from a Degree of Liberal arts. Wallace and Ungar explained to us that you can get a lot out of a Liberal arts degree because that’s what most people are

When detailing the value of a Liberal Arts education to his audience, Wallace uses pathos and explicit langue’s to extract emotion and attention: “this is what the real no bullshit value of your Liberal arts education is supposed to be about” (203). He is very blunt in talking about the Liberal Arts degree. He is basically saying critical thinking is the way to life. If you pursue Liberal Arts you will have a more meaningful life. Wallace states, “Liberal arts cliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience” (202). Wallace also uses ethos to explain to the students he knows what page they are on. He connected with his audience in telling his own story. He is letting them know that he understands what they are going through because he has been in the same boat before. He knows what is going to happen. Wallace also gave us a lot of examples on his outlook on things. He talked about his thinking and the way he handle certain