PEER VIEW
Peer review is in certain instance referred to as referencing.it involves the subjection of scholarly work by an author to the detailed scrutiny of other experts in the same field before the paper can achieve widespread approval and publication in any particular journal. The work of an author may be deemed acceptable or rejected with good reasons by the peers performing the review.
The entire paper does consist exclusively of statement of facts which are verifiable and can be proven. All the author’s claims are based on sound research and the text consists of referencing for each claim the author makes. The author carefully chooses his words to ensure disambiguation of the facts he states and ensures that they are understood.
In this text the audience is all consumers at large and especially residents of California. This is evident when the author talks about Brussels’ sprouts stimulating the local Californian economy and proceeds to name the counties which benefit from Brussels’ sprouts. His choice of words suggests that he is talking to local residents of the California area. This is evident when he asks the audience whether or not they would like to aid their local economy by consuming Brussels’ sprouts. This local economy is none other than that of California since this is the state that benefits the most from Brussels’ sprouts.
The topic of the essay is Brussels’ sprouts.ewww. This topic goes a long way in revealing the public perception of Brussels’ sprouts.ewww is usually used to denote something disgusting or unpleasant. The author uses this word to hint at the general perception of the public on Brussels’ sprouts yet in the essay proceeds to provide evidence that is protagonist towards the consumption of Brussels’ sprouts.
Analysis of the essay portrays the author as a nutrition expert and an activist for better eating methods. The author is relentless in telling the audience the health benefits of consuming Brussels’ sprouts and supporting his claims with strong evidence and referencing. This alludes to a person who is either an expert on matters nutrition or a thorough researcher who has carried out extensive and exhaustive research on the matter and has all the facts as well as the fiction at hand.
In this essay the author makes extensive use of rhetorical questions to get the main point across without arousing any ill emotions. The author also employs paradox when it comes to what is best for eating. Junk food is harmful yet taste so much better while vegetables have immense nutritional benefits yet leave a bad taste in your mouth. The author also juxtaposes vegetables and junk food to give the audience a better position to critically weigh the merits and demerits of each before choosing which one to consume.
The opening sentence of the essay is a quote which is instrumental in getting the general message of the entire essay across. The quote states that vegetables are compulsory in a diet and even proceeds to suggest vegetables that the audience might consume. This is instrumental in advocating the general message of the essay which advocates the consumption of Brussels’ sprouts which is a vegetable.
The opening paragraph generally gives a summary of the entire essay. This paragraph introduces the main points of the essay which are later discussed in subsequent paragraphs. An example is the statement that Brussels’ sprouts boost the local economy of California. This statement is later elaborated in subsequent paragraphs with the author proceeding to name individual counties that benefit from Brussels’ sprouts.
This essay has a closing paragraph and the most obvious indication of this closing paragraph is the author starting it with the words ‘in conclusion’. This paragraph also contains a summary of the essay’s key points and the author’s standpoint on the issue.
References
Riccio, D. (2005). Superfoods: 300 recipes for foods that heal body and mind. New York, NY: Warner Books.
