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College: Engine of Knowledge or Machine for Class?

25 June 20265 min readEducationB2· Upper intermediate

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What condition does the author set up at the beginning of the post?

According to the post, what does believing free college would make it worthless reveal about a person?

What does the word "blatantly" suggest about the nature of the admission the author is referring to?

What does the author imply is the true purpose of college education, based on the logic of the argument?

Which of the following best summarises the argument made in the post?

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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?

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?

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?

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?

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College: Engine of Knowledge or Machine for Class?

Word Matching

Match each word from the post to its definition (according to context).

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Definitions

Match each word from the post to its closest synonym (according to context).

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Comprehension Quiz

Comprehension Quiz

What condition does the author set up at the beginning of the post?

According to the post, what does believing free college would make it worthless reveal about a person?

What does the word "blatantly" suggest about the nature of the admission the author is referring to?

What does the author imply is the true purpose of college education, based on the logic of the argument?

Which of the following best summarises the argument made in the post?

Real-time Discussion

Discussion Questions

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?

Word Matching

Match each word from the post to its definition (according to context).

Words

Definitions

Match each word from the post to its closest synonym (according to context).

Words

Definitions

Comprehension Quiz

Comprehension Quiz

What condition does the author set up at the beginning of the post?

According to the post, what does believing free college would make it worthless reveal about a person?

What does the word "blatantly" suggest about the nature of the admission the author is referring to?

What does the author imply is the true purpose of college education, based on the logic of the argument?

Which of the following best summarises the argument made in the post?

Real-time Discussion

Discussion Questions

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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