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Memo 5

There are two sides of the meat industry, one side believes that meat is processed in an unhealthy manner and the other side believes that with the state of the art technology our mat is the safest it’s ever been. The USDA argues that plenty of eyes are watching closely to production lines. The industrial technology we use today in processing lines can be very dangerous if safety features are taken off. “The biggest cause of employee injuries, according to Schaffner, is if an employee disables safety features on the equipment to make it run faster”(Pelligrini). The USDA has enough of people inside the processing plants to keep it under control.” USDA officials disagree, calling the vacancy rates "tolerable" and saying that the agency has "100 percent continuous inspection" inside the slaughterhouses” (Garber). This reassuring statement helps people believe that all the meat is getting inspected.

** A quality MEMO 5 meets the following rubric expectations: ** MEANING •Concisely describe an OBJECTION to your POSITION •Specify who the opponents are •Provide evidence that precisely clarifies the opponent's objections to your opinion. •Specifically REBUT the objection to your position, •Prove that your opponent’s fears are unfounded or shortsighted or a necessary evil by carefully refuting each concern with reason and evidence that backs up your rebuttal, •Respond completely to the opponent’s objections. •REAFFIRM your POSITION. •Explain how your position will rectify the situation and provide lasting benefits, •Reason and evidence is used to explain why your position is the most desirable strategy.

ORDER •clear topic sentence raises the significance of the conflict or problem, •ideas are organized logically, •different ideas developed in separate power paragraphs, <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•credible evidence provides supporting details, <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•commentary sentence explains why the evidence supports your ideas, <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•transitional words and phrases connect different points and paragraphs.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">LANGUAGE <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•clear diction and sentence variety, <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•metaphors, allusions, vocabulary, and examples engage the audience, <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">•ideas are explained clearly and concisely, (no awkwardness or repetition)