Read “Dining in the Dark” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Objectivity Do the authors present an objective and fair assessment of the dining-in-the-dark experience? Justify your answer with evidence from the reading.
2. Evidence Spence and Piqueras-Fiszman cite a number of sources that they regard as authorities on the topic. Based on the information in the references list, explain how you could determine whether the authors of those sources were in fact authorities on the topic. Going beyond the reference list, what other information could you use to determine whether a source was authoritative? (To learn more about evaluating sources, see Chapter 22.)
3. Purpose and Audience Why do you think the authors wrote this essay? Who do you think they expected to be reading this selection, and how might their intended audience have influenced the decisions they made as writers?
4. Tone How would you describe the tone of the essay? Use examples from the text to support your answer.