Question

The ovens at McDonald’s look like commercial laundry presses, with big steel hoods that swing down and grill hamburgers on both sides at once. —Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser What type of evidence does the quotation reflect? What makes the evidence effective? It makes a statement based on experience. It helps the reader visualize the concept. It gives a statistic that appeals to logic.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) What type of evidence does the quotation reflect?  

ANALOGICAL

2) What makes the evidence effective?

IT HELPS THE READER VISUALIZE THE CONCEPT.

Explanation:

The ovens at McDonald’s look like commercial laundry presses, with big steel hoods that swing down and grill hamburgers on both sides at once.

Answer 2

Answer:

The text's author uses analogical evidence. This kind of argument tries to make whatever it is being explained easier to understand, using comparisons between the object of the text and other object that shares some of it's similarities, but it's somehow more relatable to the reader. In the example, Eric Schlosser tries to explain how the McDonald's ovens work by it's appearance to that of commercial laundry presses.