Some people believe that a country benefits greatly with a high percentage of young people going to university, while others argue that it only leads to graduate unemployment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
题目大意
有人认为多数青年上大学对国家有利；而有人认为这种情况只能导致大学生失业。双边讨论。
写作思路解析
➡️双边讨论类的题目，可以自由讨论双方各自的利弊——我的立场可以有多种选择；
我的立场-1：双方都有合理性——论证需为双方的结论设定合理的前提条件（即在怎样的前提下，各自结论成立）；
我的立场-2：双方都不合理——论证需指出双方的结论在并不100%成立（即在怎样的前提下，结论不成立）；
我的立场-3：单边支持—— 论证双方各自的合理性 - 甲方合理性＞乙方合理性；或论证一方的合理性，另一方的不合理性
审题
双方观点中的benefits和only是关键词：甲方观点中benefits是一个抽象模糊的概念，没有具体内容（哪一方面的获益，具体内容，如何达成等）—— 所以这种说法并非100%合理；同样，乙方观点中only是表达，只要找出一个例外就能予以反驳。
提纲梳理见下
写作示范
Whether a higher proportion of university graduates is a blessing to a nation has divided the general public – while it is a general belief that a younger generation with degrees is an advantage to the country, there do exist opponents who associate the boom of graduates to nothing but unemployment. However, I have to say neither opinion is justified enough to illustrate the entire picture – it would be imprudent to venerate either view over the other while ignoring all possible contributing factors in complexity of reality.
Before scrutinizing the benefits brought by more people with tertiary education, I tend to question the definition of the term ‘benefit the country’, which does not make sense to me without identifying what aspect of social life the statement is aimed at. When talking about the overall literacy of the majority of a country, we tend to see a high percentage of graduates as a positive indicator, provided that tertiary education endows learners with more academic knowledge than those who haven’t attended universities, whether it be mathematics, computer science or literature. Unfortunately, such a benefit does not translate as easily to some practical areas where empirical knowledge is more emphasized – many new employees after graduation are criticized by employers for their incompetency of addressing problems in the real business world.
Similarly, it also appears too simplistic to assume that the spread of college education only exacerbates employment. I grant that some graduates, particularly those studying liberal arts like philosophy or anthropology, may take forever to find a job in relation to their profession in a business world where practical vocational skills as accounting are prioritized. However, that is not the whole story, given that in many other sectors it is imperative for job seekers hold a university degree, one compelling example being doctors and lawyers, both of which require applicants to have graduated from post-secondary institutions.
From what has been discussed above, it looks to me that, whether the spread of higher education is a benefit or waste should be considered in accordance with what aspects of the society we are focusing on.
