COMS 100B – Examination One
Lianne Woo
Question One:
Goals, Themes, and Requested Actions:
Although salad may be seen as a healthy alternative, Tamar Haspel’s aim in “Why salad is overrated” is to report that lettuce is more harmful than beneficial, in ways that are unhealthy and wasteful. Haspel informs the audience that the resources needed to process the vegetables cost more than the vegetables itself; she also explains why lettuce is overvalued, giving details to the nutrition density, calorie count, and shipment of the vegetable. She wants the audience to agree that lettuce causes more problems than benefits, and implies that she wants the audience to notify others to change their diet from iceberg lettuce, and similar vegetables, to something …show more content…
The strategy of identification is used to draw on the common diets that normal Americans follow, leading to her point that “we want to buy things that are fried or creamy or salty or sweet, or all of those things” (Haspel 2); which is relatable to many readers since everyone who enjoys tasty food identifies with this …show more content…
The metaphor provides a picture for the audience to understand that if there is no line drawn between church and state, then it could lead to possible tragedy; this statement may be too confusing or may not connect with the audience. The metaphor is suppose to be supportive evidence to one of the four tests on page 14 of Rowland’s workbook: “respecting the integrity of public debate”; unfortunately, it doesn’t connect with the topic well which means it doesn’t connect with the audience
Lianne Woo
Question One:
Goals, Themes, and Requested Actions:
Although salad may be seen as a healthy alternative, Tamar Haspel’s aim in “Why salad is overrated” is to report that lettuce is more harmful than beneficial, in ways that are unhealthy and wasteful. Haspel informs the audience that the resources needed to process the vegetables cost more than the vegetables itself; she also explains why lettuce is overvalued, giving details to the nutrition density, calorie count, and shipment of the vegetable. She wants the audience to agree that lettuce causes more problems than benefits, and implies that she wants the audience to notify others to change their diet from iceberg lettuce, and similar vegetables, to something …show more content…
The strategy of identification is used to draw on the common diets that normal Americans follow, leading to her point that “we want to buy things that are fried or creamy or salty or sweet, or all of those things” (Haspel 2); which is relatable to many readers since everyone who enjoys tasty food identifies with this …show more content…
The metaphor provides a picture for the audience to understand that if there is no line drawn between church and state, then it could lead to possible tragedy; this statement may be too confusing or may not connect with the audience. The metaphor is suppose to be supportive evidence to one of the four tests on page 14 of Rowland’s workbook: “respecting the integrity of public debate”; unfortunately, it doesn’t connect with the topic well which means it doesn’t connect with the audience