Pollan's Counterargument to Madsen

Although Kyle Madsen says that “Pollan’s angle of vision may be too dominant and intense for some readers,” Pollan takes into account the demographic of the readers of the New York Times. The readers of the New York Times tend to be liberal and college educated. According to the New York Times media kit 56% of readers have a college or higher education. People who are liberal and have a college education are more concerned about climate change. The content of the writing shows that his angle is direct toward the liberal readers. He includes the liberal audience by criticizing Dick Cheney,”…the vice president, who famously dismissed energy conservation as a `sign of personal virtue.`” Also Madsen argues that Pollan’s “intense angle of vision may leave out some readers.” However Pollans colloquial structure such as asking rhetorical questions like “So what exactly would I have to show for all my trouble” gives an atmosphere of a conversation between Pollan and the reader.