Arrangement/Outline for Project 2

Attention getter

Food trucks, a continuously growing fad of the twenty first century. They provide us with unique foods of all cultures while providing a different way of receiving them. But will this popular way of eating soon be taken over by a more ecofriendly, more unique, and cost-effective way of eating? The Icycle Trycicle and NPR seems to think the the food bicycle will soon become the newest eating fad.

Transition

Icicle Tricycle

  • A company that sells food bikes (describe the food bike)
  • Does not use personal experience for evidence, but instead uses pictures of smiling customers to prove that their product is worth buying
  • The only problem with the article is that the company has convincing statements like “With comfy seating, 7 speeds, snappy maneuverability, and plenty of front cargo storage space, an IceTrikes Cargo Food Bike is a dependable and specialized way to market, advertise, and vend food and drinks.” But doesn’t provide back up evidence to make their case stronger
  • What is plausible about this article is that they do hit every aspect of positivity in the bike which can serve as evidence that it is a well run well equipt machine. From price range, to personal designs, to effective travel, and environmentally friendly.
  • The descriptions they use look as if they cater to every type of person who wants to be a food vendor.
  • Overall good evidence in that they are very good at convincing people to buy food bikes, but lack the positive opinions of others. Pictures do somewhat make up for this                                                                                                                            NPR Review
  • Way more physical evidence than the Icicle Tricycle article
  • “It also makes sense financially: A fully outfitted food bike costs just several thousand dollars — a fraction of the price of a food truck, which runs tens of thousands.”
  • “”It’s more convenient being on a bike,” says Vincent Sterne, owner of Two Rivers Cider Co. in Sacramento, Calif.Sterne has been delivering cider kegs and bottles by bike to bars and retailers for 18 years.”
  • This article has quotes from people who have experienced or used the food bike, saying how great and innovative it is.
  • Pictures taken by the author are also included, showing the endless lines of people waiting to get meals from a large bicycle. These pictures also include descriptions of when and where the food was being served as well as what it was, making the evidence more credible

Comparison

  • Although both make a sizeable argument as to why the food bike is a hot new way to get food, the NPR Review does a much better job at providing the reading with concrete evidence as to why one is better than the other.
  • While the Icicle Tricycle states that “people can serve ice cream, bread, and salads to sell” The second article will provide you with an actual opinion
  • For example, He can carry 200 pounds of coffee at a time — even uphill — and says he pedals 600 to 700 pounds weekly to Portland cafes, grocery stores and restaurants. And he says he can make his routine delivery circuit faster than competing coffee purveyors, whom he sometimes slips quietly past in downtown gridlock.

Final

  • Overall both articles provided enough evidence to make their statements on the food bike believable, the one written by NPR provides us with more vocal content.
  • The Icicle Tricycle provides us with very chipper and convincing statements about the product alongside dozens of pictures
  • The NPR provides us with these things and more, including quotes, pictures, and hard facts and evidence, such as statistics
  • Ending statement

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