Thinking about the text

1. Katherine Spriggs does convince me that this topic matters by telling us facts about how it's affecting earth overall, and how it is also a healthier alternative. She establishes the importance by having lots of evidence to back up her statements. It really opens the eyes for the readers.

2. Katherine Spriggs considers lots of positions other than her own. For example, talking about how certain fruits do only grow in certain parts of the year, so without importing them, we wouldn’t be able to have those fruits year round, she also responds to it by saying how we would appreciate the fruits more if we didn’t always have access to them.

3. I found that the portion at the end of her persuasive paper was kind of ineffective, the part that talks about how we would appreciate fruits more if we didn’t always have access to them.  It doesn’t really appeal to the audience’s views. If someone REALLY loves strawberries, and if all of a sudden they could only purchase locally, they would be mad that they could not just go out and get their favorite fruit.

4. The photos in Spriggs’ essay contribute to her argument by creating a picture for the reader, for example, the first picture of locally grown vegetables makes the reader feel healthy and just gives you an overall good vibe. This obvious helps Spriggs’ stance, which sways the reader to that stance as well.