“Education is the key to success” is a common phrase said by many of our millennial cohorts. The idea that education is a critical component of acquiring an eminent lifestyle has dated back since premodern times. Individuals are now constantly enrolling in postsecondary institutions in hopes of attaining endless opportunities along with the implied benefits that results from a college degree. Nevertheless, a college education is, unfortunately, not accessible to all people. In “The Diploma Divide,” Kassie Bracken explores the major disparity among low income students and their affluent counterparts on obtaining a postsecondary degree in the U.S. With the employment of an alluring appeal to one’s emotions, a use of despondent word choices to establish a dispirited ambience, and a distinguished platform to elucidate the author’s thoughts, Kassie effectively promoted her argument on how a college education is not attainable for all individuals.
The prevailing form of rhetoric used in “The Diploma Divide” was pathos. The life of Angelica Gonzales, an underprivileged scholar from Galveston, Texas, was the focal point of interest in Kassie’s disheartening documentary. Angelica recounts her fervid conviction for an education. In fact,
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However, impoverished students are constantly being deprived of a college diploma as their wealthy peers continue with their postsecondary degree. “The Diploma Divide” was able to effectively showcase the discrepancy among students with varying economic status. With the use of emotional appeals, a dispirited tone, and a genre with high prestige, “The Diploma Divide” could possibly bridge the gap between people with different socioeconomic status so that a college education can be accessible to all. After all, America is a place of endless opportunities, so why don’t we grant equal