Free Tuition Should Be Free

“Every person in this country who has the desire and ability should be able to get all the education they need regardless of the income of their family. This is not a radical idea” (Better World). The use of biased articles that contain fallacies and rhetorical devices that can distort the viewpoint of the readers, is the main cause of misinformation on many issues happening in the world. On the topic of free tuition, the concern for those opposed to this ideology is “how will it become free” or that there are no benefits of making college free. Those who are for the notion of a free higher education, explain how it will not only benefit students, but families and the economy as well. The issue of free tuition is not a concept of who’s wrong

For a majority of our nation’s history, public colleges and universities have been much more affordable than they are today, with lower tuition and financial aid that covered a much larger portion of the costs. “Bernie sanders says wall street tax will pay for his free tuition plan” is an article, written by Lauren Carroll, that gives a neutral viewpoint on the topic of Sanders’ free tuition plan. In this editorial, the author discusses how this plan will be payed for and how the rich will be taxed in order to provide services to the non-wealthy. “Why Free College Tuition is a Bad Idea” written by Lonnie Webster Says, along with many other authors, is a heavily biased article that goes against the idea of free college tuition because of the many negative effects it could have on our economy. While articles like “Bernie sanders is right…” and ”Why free college tuition is a bad idea” are both heavily biased article, filled with fallacies and rhetorical devices in order to convince the reader, “Bernie Sanders says Wall Street…” remains neutral on the topic because it argues both sides and simply gives factual

One example of a fallacy that the author uses is a straw man, which is when the author makes the opposing side look worse than it actually is. This is seen when the author makes a statement about Hillary Clinton, “Sadly Hillary Clinton decries bold efforts to make college affordable because she thinks Gov. Scott Walker won’t like it, or one of Trump’s kids might actually benefit. Should the Democrats really support a leader with a defeatist attitude about a critical 21st century problem?” (Bernie Sanders) By claiming that Clinton will not support Sanders’ free tuition plan, the reader now believes that the opposing side is automatically