Question

A student is writing an argument that pursuing a college degree after high school is a bad idea because earning a degree does not prepare students for employment nor guarantees one will even find employment. Which of the following are examples of evidence that the student should include when developing their claim? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

According to a leading analyst, college degrees don’t give you real skills to be successful; only life does. Having real-life work experiences can be even more valuable than a college degree.

Thirty percent of college graduates felt college did not prepare them well for employment, specifically regarding technical and quantitative reasoning skills.

According to a recent poll, college graduates have an unemployment rate of 4.0%, and the underemployment rate was 34% for all college graduates.

According to a recent study, almost all job growth between 2010 and 2016 went to workers with associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, or graduate degrees.

According to one analyst, the recent high unemployment rates shift the supply and demand in the employers’ favor and have made master’s degrees the new bachelor’s degrees.

Answer 1

- Thirty percent of college graduates felt college did not prepare them well for employment, specifically regarding technical and quantitative reasoning skills.
- According to a recent poll, college graduates have an unemployment rate of 4.0%, and the underemployment rate was 34% for all college graduates.

Reason: the first provides direct evidence that graduates feel unprepared for work; the second gives empirical unemployment/underemployment data showing a degree does not guarantee employment.