Article Textual Rhetorical Analysis
\nVanessa Miller mainly uses logos in her article of Tuition hike in Iowa could Just be the beginning while also questionably using ethos in certain parts of the article. She presents various facts for both sides of the college tuition hikes in an informative matter. The author also presents some points that are questionable in a logos section.
\nThe author presents multiple facts on the reasoning why the increase and how it would affect students at the three main Universities in Iowa. At the very end of the article she includes the tuitions hikes were the product of the dwindling state funding to the public universities. With a cut over $30 million dollars for the current and next year. The author also included how the typical residential undergraduate student of ISU, UNI, and UI will see \u201ca 5 percent bump\u201d in cost while those who are from out of state or other programs \u201cwill see steeper hikes\u201d. (Miller). She also dove into the fact that the increase in tuition could \u201cwiden the undergrad residential rate gap.\u201d of the three colleges. The author while stating the cost that will burden the students has also listed the multiple benefits that the increase cost will bring.
\nOne of the first facts presented by the author is that the colleges would benefit from the increase income by being able to compete and be \u201con par with high priced peer universities\u201d and also \u201cequipping them with more resources to better compete for top faculty and researchers.\u201d (Miller). The UI president has also stated that the increase and more campus control would help UI be on a \u201ccompetitive level based on last year\u2019s salary information.\u201d (Miller). One of the major points toward the acceptance of tuition increase is that Miller included information from Professor Toutkoushian from the University of Georgia on the general college cost. Toukoushian stated that while the tuition was increased, UI for example \u201cwas nearly half of the group\u2019s highest rate\u201d of the college cost. The increase as Miller stated also \u201calign with national trends\u201d where the parents and students are increasingly paying more for \u201cpublic high education.\u201d. Though the author has done a fair job of presenting the solid facts on the matter of the tuition hikes, she has also done a questionable action when introducing the quotes from Sen. Herman Quirenback.
\nWhile in first half of the article the author presented the information in a rather neutral stance on the subject it quickly changed with the introduction of the quotes from the Senator. Disregarding the good willed quote put in big black front the one in the column begins with \u201cOur Republican-led state government has not done its part\u2026.\u201d (Herman Quirinbach). This suggest that out of the multiple quotes that the reporter should have gotten from the Senator she chose one that seem to suggest that the whole reason for the cut of public funding was the fault from those of the Republican Party. Which future led to even more pointing figures where in the last part of the article she stated how it was how the \u201clawmakers clawed back $20.8 million…\u201d where one could guess that these lawmakers who severely \u201cclawed\u201d back funds from the public colleges must be republican as it was stated above they have not done their part in helping the public education. Though one could certainly report and possibly blame one of the two major political parties with quotes from the opposing side on the ethos of degrading the funding for education this article is not the place for such action. Miller had clearly built up her credibility though facts before as one can say \u201clow-key\u201d inserting her opinion with quotes from someone who have similar ideals against those who think different from her.
\nOverall Vanessa Miller has over the topic on benefits and the disadvantages of the increase of college tuition. Despite such fair job she has undoubted used such fair judgement to build credibility for herself before inserting certain quotes and language that would call into judgment on her credibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Article Textual Rhetorical Analysis Vanessa Miller mainly uses logos in her article of Tuition hike in Iowa could Just be the beginning while also questionably using ethos in certain parts of the article. She presents various facts for both sides of the college tuition hikes in an informative matter. The author also presents some points … <\/p>\n