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  1. According to James McWilliams, locavores point to what serious problems? What are some of the unexpected disadvantages of the locavore movement?

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: According to James McWilliams, locavores point to what serious problems? What are some of the unexpected disadvantages of the locavore movement?
  2. Do you find McWilliams’s use of lamb as an example to be convincing? Why or why not?

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: Do you find McWilliams’s use of lamb as an example to be convincing? Why or why not?
  3. In paragraph 4, McWilliams writes, “Fair enough.” What is the rhetorical effect of this sentence fragment? How does it contribute to his argument?

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: In paragraph 4, McWilliams writes, “Fair enough.” What is the rhetorical effect of this sentence fragment? How does it contribute to his argument?
  4. McWilliams writes, “To take an extreme example, a shipper sending a truck with 2,000 apples over 2,000 miles would consume the same amount of fuel per apple as a local farmer who takes a pickup 50 miles to sell 50 apples at his stall at the green market” (para. 5). Do you find the example of the local farmer to be realistic? Is McWilliams’s “extreme example” perhaps too extreme? Is it a “straw man”? How does it affect the persuasiveness of his argument? Explain your response.

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: McWilliams writes, “To take an extreme example, a shipper sending a truck with 2,000 apples over 2,000 miles would consume the same amount of fuel per apple as a local farmer who takes a pickup 50 miles to sell 50 apples at his stall at the green market” (para. 5). Do you find the example of the local farmer to be realistic? Is McWilliams’s “extreme example” perhaps too extreme? Is it a “straw man”? How does it affect the persuasiveness of his argument? Explain your response.
  5. Go back and read the title of the article. Which features of the locavore movement does McWilliams regard as “myth”? Which does he regard as real?

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: Go back and read the title of the article. Which features of the locavore movement does McWilliams regard as “myth”? Which does he regard as real?
  6. In paragraph 7, McWilliams shifts his attention to the topic of meat. Do you think this shift in focus is effective, or is it an unnecessary tangent? What is the rhetorical effect of the final sentence? Explain.

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    Chapter 12 - 3. The Locavore Myth - Questions: In paragraph 7, McWilliams shifts his attention to the topic of meat. Do you think this shift in focus is effective, or is it an unnecessary tangent? What is the rhetorical effect of the final sentence? Explain.