Vending Machines Source 3 Quiz

Part A: How does the third author’s use of anecdotal and nonscientific evidence differ from the first and second author’s use of evidence?

• The third author offers solutions based on opinions, whereas the first and second text offers statistics about the health consequences. associated with vending machine food. 
• The third author offers statistics about the health consequences of vending machine food while the others provided opinions only. 

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Part B: How does this difference impact each author’s presentation of key information? 

• The first author presents a stronger argument because the reader can relate to all of the food they have eaten from the vending machines.
• The other authors present a stronger argument since it is tied to numbers and data.

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 Select the author’s purpose for writing this text. 

• A.  To explain the dangers of eating the unhealthy food in vending machines.
• B.  To show why schools need to stop making a profit from vending machines.
• C.  To explain healthy food options that could be offered in vending machines. 
• D.  To persuade vending machine companies to stock healthy options in vending machines.

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Select a sentence where the author uses an external viewpoint (an outside opinion) to distinguish and reveal his or her own.

• If vending is available, there should be policies about when the machines can be “on”. Some schools will require that all vending operations, both inside and outside of the cafeteria, be made unavailable during regular school meal periods.
• Be sure to consider pricing of the products available.
•  Stock must be rotated and checked for expiration date.
• One SD school has milk in a refrigerator that is stocked by the student council and the payment is on the honor code.

Beverages are often the easiest place to start as healthier products are readily available. Instead of sweetened carbonated beverages (soda pop), the healthiest choices would be milk, any flavor and preferably non-fat or low fat (1%), fruit or vegetable juice that contains at least 50% juice, and pure water. Healthier options may be flavored or vitamin-enhanced fitness water, sparkling water, low-calorie, diet soda pop, low-cal iced tea, or low-cal coffee. Regular soft drinks and sport drinks should be excluded.  
Part A: What is the central claim of the paragraph? 

• Instead of sweetened carbonated beverages (soda pop), the healthiest choices would be milk, any flavor and preferably non-fat or low fat (1%), fruit or vegetable juice that contains at least 50% juice, and pure water.
•  Beverages are often the easiest place to start as healthier products are readily available.
• Healthier options may be flavored or vitamin-enhanced fitness water, sparkling water, low-calorie, diet soda pop, low-cal iced tea, or low-cal coffee. Regular soft drinks and sport drinks should be excluded.
• Regular soft drinks and sport drinks should be excluded.

Beverages are often the easiest place to start as healthier products are readily available. Instead of sweetened carbonated beverages (soda pop), the healthiest choices would be milk, any flavor and preferably non-fat or low fat (1%), fruit or vegetable juice that contains at least 50% juice, and pure water. Healthier options may be flavored or vitamin-enhanced fitness water, sparkling water, low-calorie, diet soda pop, low-cal iced tea, or low-cal coffee. Regular soft drinks and sport drinks should be excluded.
Part B: How does the author develop this claim throughout the paragraph? 

• A.  The author gives specific  healthy drink options.
• B.  The author gives statistics on the benefits of certain drinks. 
• C.  The author gives facts about health risks for certain vending machine drinks. 
• D.  The author gives their opinion on which drinks are the best for vending machines based on their health benefits.

How does a differing emphasis of evidence impact the author of text two and the author of text three’s presentation of key information? 

• A.  Author two uses facts and author three uses emotion.
• B.  Author two uses reason, and author three uses statistics to prove a point. 
• C.  Author two uses statistics to prove a point, and text three uses appeal to reason that makes sense.
• D.  Author two uses appeals to emotion and text three uses rhetorical questioning to plea its case.

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