MacMillan and Pollan Part 2 Analysis

The purpose of this discussion is to make connections between Pollan and MacMillan (which is what I'll expect you to do in the Community Problem Project, and also to generate and share ideas about the rhetorical strategies you see these two authors using to prepare for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay.  

POST: Respond to both of the prompts below in a 200-word response by Tuesday, 7/5, 10 pm.  

DISCUSS: Return to respond to another post on Wednesday 7/6, 10 pm, and return a final time to respond by Thursday, 7/7, 10 pm.  

PROMPT: Part 1:  I had you read MacMillan's article to present an alternative view of the situation Pollan is examining and you help you think critically about whether Pollan's advice about how we should change our eating is realistic.  MacMillan documents the different ways that "food insecurity" is affecting Americans and how they are dealing with it.  How does this article change the way you think about Pollan's argument so far, if at all?

Part 2:  What rhetorical strategies stick out to you about Part 2 of Pollan or MacMillan's article?  Discuss whichever text you intend to analyze for your Rhetorical Analysis Essay.  Provide examples of where you see the author using a particular strategy, explain how you think it is meant to impact the reader, and how it is meant to support the author's overall argument.

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