Henry v. Grisham

“In Defense of Elitism,” is an essay written by William A. Henry III that discusses the fact that our country allows too many students to go on to college. Though th

Henry does a much better job of proving his argument to be valid. Though society may not want to believe what Henry said, it cannot turn its back on the hard evidence that he provides. Throughout the whole essay he keeps referring to percentages using them to back his argument. He also ties a relationship between the country and his argument, stating that colleges are putting a $150 billion debt on our nation. Also, the ratio between the amount of students enrolled in classes and the amount of jobs there are makes a strong point in favor of Henry. His quotes are statements that stick in the reader’s mind influencing them to take his side. An example of this is, “We would all be chiefs; hardly anyone would be left a mere Indian” (Henry, p. 136). Finally, Henry really makes a strong point by directing his argument to a certain group of people, students. Though that group may not want to listen to what Henry has to say, they have no other choice but to listen because it directly relates to them.

Both essays have arguments that deal with topics that directly affect our nation. William A. Henry III discusses the problem that our country may one day face. Our country may one day have to reconsider entrance numbers into colleges. John Grisham discusses a problem that is a constant occurrence in our country, murderers copycatting fictitious characters of movies. Henry’s argument is easier to grasp because of the way he uses statistical and factual information. John Grisham’s argument is based more on his own opinion, therefore making it harder for everyone to believe. However, Grisham’s role as a talented writer helped him to get his point across to a large percentage of his normal readers without using as many hard facts. “In Defense of Elitism,” and “Unnatural Killers,” are essays that argue two different matters in two different ways. No matter what the topic at hand may be it is easier to make a strong argument by giving factual and statistical information. For it seems that facts tend to speak louder than opinions.

is sounds completely contradictory to the beliefs of higher education, Henry goes very in-depth in explaining his be

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