"Buying Into the Green Movement"

That moment when your out of class and gettin ready to go out and have fun on a Friday when you realize you forgot to post on the class blog.. Yep this just happened to me! So bare with me, this post may be a little rough.

So I choose to write my Rhetorical Analysis on the article "Buying Into the Green Movement". I was just skimming along through the Perspectives on Globalization book and I had read a couple of dry articles when I came across this one. I personally though this was really interesting to read! The author's, Alex Williams, rhetorical purpose was the show the audience that buying super expensive things that are "green", or environmentally friendly, does not necessarily mean you are saving the rain forests. In fact, you are probably doing more harm than help! I thought he was effective in making his argument for a few different reasons. First of all, I am not a tree-hugger, but I love Earth. It's pretty cool, and i support people trying to make a difference. So he had this article appealed to me in that sense. Second, even if I didn't feel that way, he still makes a good, valid argument. My favorite tactic that Williams used to support his claim was interviews with important people. That gave him so much credibility because if it was just some random dude named Alex William telling me about this problem, I would question how legit his thesis is. He also uses interesting analogies to make his argument understandable to the reader, such as comparing people who buy super expensive "green" products to someone who gets fat-free chocolate cake and proceeds to eat the whole box. I think it will be fun to write my RA about this article.