Morton: In order to succeed in today's society, one must have a college degree. Skeptics have objected that there are...
AndrewArabieFebruary 13, 2023
the last sentence
I have no idea what the last sentence is saying.
Is it saying that the success of those without a college degree is apparent but not actual? Or is it saying that it's apparent only to those without college degrees?
I changed by answer from A to D because an answer choice like A is normally incorrect and the story I told myself about D is that author doesn't consider if these people are truly successful and not just apparently successful. In saying they aren't truly successful the author is assuming that they aren't successful but the author is also not considering the actual status of those without the degree.
I need help fleshing this out
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Hi, we actually have a rare example of a truly circular argument.
It took an me a few reads through to understand the final sentence. I think that your first interpretation of it is correct: that these people are not actually successful because in order to be actually successful you would need education.
With this understanding, it becomes a little more clear why this is circular. It is a premise of the argument need education to be truly successful. However, the conclusion is also that you need education to be truly successful.
