Situate a Resource Rhetorically D#7HW#6

He has a PH.D in his field so he knows what he is talking about. He is affiliated with Howstuffworks.com, which is a well known science site and it is known for its truthful information. The author is trying to provide information about mad cow disease. The information in the article and the title gave me the clues about what the author was trying to do. The article is written in easy to understand terms so the audience is clearly the public. Also, the web sight is for the public so that is evidence that it is written for the public.