ERWC Good Food/Bad Food Analyzing Stylistic Choices The choices writers make when they choose words create certain effects for their readers. Bittman has included words and phrases that you might not expect to find in a serious proposal. Look at the following words and phrases and explain why he used them and what their effect is on you, his reader. 1) “(Yes, it’s SAD.)” (¶ What does SAD mean? Why does Bittman put this sentence in parentheses? the production of unhealthful food, we should turn the tables and “Rather than subsidizing tax things like soda . . 5). .”( ¶ What does the mean? Why does Bittman use this phrase? “turn tables” for 50 cents a pound—and almost everywhere . “We could sell these staples cheap---let’s say . (¶ 8) .” Why does Bittman say say for 50 cents a Why does he set this off with “let’s pound?” dashes? a level of hardly a (¶ “Though it would take political will that’s rarely seen, it’s moonshot.” 19) What does hardly a mean? Why does Bittman use it? “it’s moonshot”
ERWC Good Food/Bad Food Analyzing Stylistic Choices The choices writers make when they choose words create certain effects for their readers. Bittman has included words and phrases that you might not expect to find in a serious proposal. Look at the following words and phrases and explain why he used them and what their effect is on you, his reader. “(Yes, it’s SAD.)” (¶ 1) What does SAD mean? Why does Bittman put this sentence in parentheses? “Rather than subsidizing the production of unhealthful food, we should turn the tables and tax things like soda . . .”( ¶ 5). What does “turn the tables” mean? Why does Bittman use this phrase? “We could sell these staples cheap---let’s say for 50 cents a pound—and almost everywhere . . .” (¶ 8) Why does Bittman say “let’s say for 50 cents a pound?” Why does he set this off with dashes? “Though it would take a level of political will that’s rarely seen, it’s hardly a moonshot.” (¶ 19) What does “it’s hardly a moonshot” mean? Why does Bittman use it?
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