Logos appeals to reason, which are things like facts and statistics, and works in the writer's favor because it provides more information to the reader, than in in turn builds the writer's case. Nemko opens almost immediately with a “killer statistic” that warns that even if a student is putting in an extended amount of time, if he or she hasn't graduated in the top half of the class it's very unlikely they will earn some sort of degree. . This is a statistic that never gets heard, which is why it's surprising and a great way for Nemko to start his argument. The fact that Nemko applies logos to his argument is the first reason I agree with his proposition that too many young adults go to