Summary Of Working While In School By Jeffrey Selingo

Author Jeffrey Selingo creates a compelling argument to persuade readers that more teenagers and college students should be in the workplace alongside their education. This point is made with a range of particular features of examples, ideas, and stylistic elements. Aspects that are seen include direct quotes, facts, displays of data, and input from outside sources. The evidence can conclude that the main point of this text is to persuade the audience that working while in school is not only helpful but a viable option for a student's future.To begin, Selingo includes a variety of evidence to support his claim. He uses quotes taken directly from people including, "Even if you work, you have to take out loans and take on debt.” from a prominent,

Logos are included when Selingo uses a graph with percentages, averages, and dates to prove the decline of students in the workplace. By using a graph, the author creates a visual representation of the issue, which will later connect to the reason for fixing this problem and why it needs to be fixed. He adds more clarity to his point, including a wider range of people who are convinced in different ways, whether that be through direct quotes or visual aids.Not only does he show concrete factual evidence, but Selingo also provides his own experience, which adds ethos, or character points to the argument. Instances of this include, "The employers I interviewed said that today’s college graduates are willing to work hard to get the job done. But all of them had stories about the behaviors they found unacceptable," and " recruiters told me that today’s college graduates don’t have enough experience learning from failures or hardships, so they are not skilled at the prioritizing and dealing with difficult clients that come with the rush of