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If expensive higher education effectively reserves well-paying careers and advanced intellectual development for those who can afford it, is it accurate to say that wisdom and opportunity are themselves being sold? What does this mean for the idea that hard work alone determines a person's success?
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Some major employers — including large technology companies — have begun removing degree requirements from job listings, choosing instead to assess candidates through skills-based tests and practical portfolios. Could this shift be seen as a way of dismantling the power of expensive academic institutions, or does it risk replacing one gatekeeping system with another?
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The post uses the grammatical structure "If X would make Y worthless, you are admitting Y exists to be Z." This is a logical argument known as a reductio ad absurdum — exposing a contradiction hidden within an opponent's reasoning. Do you find this kind of argument persuasive? What are its strengths and possible weaknesses?
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In Brazil, federal public universities are free but highly competitive to enter, while private universities charge tuition yet are generally considered less prestigious. Does this model support or complicate the argument in the post — that a college education's value is tied to its exclusivity rather than the quality of learning it provides?