Hi. I have to create a critique essay from the above article. The link has been attached above. The images below is the student sample for reference. 

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Critique Essay Final The article "Our weather is on steroids. For agriculture to succeed, both farmers and governments need to act", was published on August 12th, 2021, by Ian McCreary, a farmer from the region of Bladworth in Sask. In the article, McCreary (2021) points out that farmers need to take action to help reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture. According to the author, farmers must take three actions: improve resilience, reduce emissions, and get government support. McCreary's (2021) article is written to an audience that already knows about agriculture. The author's purpose is to persuade the audience to agree with his ideas on ways to help reduce its impact on agriculture As a farmer, he seems to have knowledge and experience on agriculture. In addition, the author sounds reliable and give reasons to support his points of view. To persuade the audience, McCreary (2021) uses rhetorical appeals and effective arguments but lacks sources and examples to support his arguments. First, Ian McCreary (2021) uses rhetorical appeals to influence readers to agree with his ideas on how to help reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture. The author uses Ethos showing credibility for being a farmer, meaning that he has the experience and knowledge required to talk about agriculture. For instance, McCreary (2012) shows knowledge and experience on the subject when he points out the problems and achievements of the sector and ways to improve cultivation and harvesting. As an example, he cites some measures taken that helped to improve not only the quality of soil for cultivation, but also the environment (para. 12). In addition, he gives some ideas on how to make use of these improvements such as when he states that "early harvest in 2021 can be a great opportunity to try cover crops if August brings adequate rainfall to germinate newly planted seeds" (para. 13). Similarly, the author uses emotional appeal (Pathos) to get the reader's attention. To illustrate, on the first 3 paragraphs, McCreary (2021) stirs the reader's emotions by stating that the summer of 2021 will again be challenging for Prairie farmers (para. 1), and the heat and lack of rain will break drought records this year (para. 3). In addition, McCreary (2021) brings events from the past, for example, when he mentions that a similar drought occurred in 1988 (para. 11). In this way, the author awakens in his reader's emotions such as fear, anguish, and the search for solutions. As a result, readers remain engaged in reading the article and accept more openly the arguments provided by the author.