Read the resolution and the affirmative claim. Resolution: Higher education should be available at no cost in the US.

Affirmative claim: All students should have access to a free college education. Within the last twenty years, the average cost of college has nearly tripled, making a college degree unobtainable for many.

Which piece of evidence would be most effective for the affirmative side?

The cost of attending a trade school is about half the cost of attending a traditional college.
Students attending college in the US spend an average of nearly $26,000 a year for tuition and fees.
A recent survey determined that nearly 63 percent of high school graduates attend college.
The government spends over $720 billion to educate students from kindergarten through high school.