In the article "Don't Blame the Eater" informs the parents and any fast-food consumers on the dangerous health effects fast-food can cause. Child obesity and type 2 diabetes have increased within the country, a possible factor for this kind of sickness can be tracked to fast-food, David Zinczenko attentively constructs his argument against teenage or child obesity and properly builds support for his position. His argument was achieved by his usage of humor credibility, and forced teaming. Together, these devices complete Zinczeko's mission while he remains considerate of the opposing side.
Instead of opening his introduction with a tedious writing based on his future discussion points, he decides to craft his way into introducing his article with a bit of humor. By starting his article with, "If ever there were a newspaper headline custom-made for Jay Leno this was it. Kids taking McDonald's this week, suing the company for making them fat.", gives consumers the opportunity to make their own conclusion based on the topic. This was also
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As he takes the parents, children, and any fast-food consumer to his past, he intents to create a image on his appearance when he was fifteen years of age. He says "By age 15, I packed 212 pounds of torpid teenage tallow on my once lanky 5-foot-10 frame.", and also mentions his fast-food diet due to his mother's late hours of work by saying, "Lunch and dinner, for me, was daily choice between McDonald's, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken or Pizza Hut.", containing a sympathetic approach due to pathos. He later mentioned within his article "I learned how to manage my diet", to let his audience know his end result. With the creation of credibility that manifests among the consumers of fast-food, gives David Zinczenko the trust of his audience and becomes a reliable source due to pathos invested in the writers
Will you be eating roadkill tonight for dinner? In Brenden Buhler’s “On Eating Roadkill”, the author is asking whether the citizens of the United States would consider eating roadkill, and if, in fact, we are aware that we already have. “So for those on the fence (or outright repelled) by the concept, consider this: because gelatin ends up in everything from marshmallows to gummy bears to ice cream, there’s a good chance that you’ve already consumed, legally, some accidental meat.” (206) Buhler has convinced this reader that eating roadkill is a viable option for feeding some of our homeless here in America.
What is happiness? What does it mean to have the right to happiness? The right to happiness can be defined and explained in a variety of ways. Some believe that you have a direct right to happiness, others believe that you must earn it. Personally, I believe we have the right to pursue our own version of happiness as long as it does not interfere with the happiness or journey to happiness of others.
Never The Same Sniper Sequel Cold breezy day in Ireland Collan is on his way home from the war expecting to face wrath from his family for choosing the side of a war they did not believe in. Although they do not know Fergus will not be attending them at this point, while he has passed from a cruel event. Fergus was a gentle young scholar who was a stupendous build and very handsome like his brother Collan. Collan was always a lot taller and stronger then Fergus; therefore, Fergus had the upper hand when it came to school and farming. As Collan lead in the athletics winning sport events for his high school, as Fergus was in the shadows.
A Rhetorical Analysis of “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko Sara, a single mother of two kids, is driving home from a grueling day of work. She’s worked overtime all week and has some tightness in her back. Upon looking at the clock on the dashboard of her 1996 Volkswagen, she realizes that it is way too late to go home and cook a nice dinner for her two children. She turns into the nearest McDonalds, orders some chicken nuggets, and brings dinner home. Can you blame a mother who just wanted her kids to eat?
In other words, Zinczenko shows the problems and effects the lack of information can cause. I agree with the writer because since they are not providing enough details about their food, people are getting sick and are dying. Our obesity rate has gone up in recent years because the nutrition facts in our foods are not adding up correctly. The companies are separately showing the calories of small serving sizes, and when it’s all added up you realize you are eating more than the government’s recommended daily intake. Not only that, there is also unnecessary debate going on about our food labels.
Novelist, Eric Schlosser, in his novel, “Fast Food Nation”, expresses how fast food has spread. Schlosser’s purpose is to make us see how addicted we are to fast food. He adopts a shocking tone through the use of diction, Logos, and diction in order to get people to make better choices. For starters, one of the strategies that Schlosser used in this text is diction. Diction can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker /writer.
Because Zinczenko was a "fast-food patron" himself growing up, he sympathizes with the kids that are restricted to a fast-food diet due to their parents not being able to cook for them. Growing up, Zinczenko was limited to eating Taco Bell, McDonald 's, and other chains due to his mother 's working hours, so as a result he suggests that some of the blame is on the parents of the obese children. He believes that without the parents there to supply their children with healthy food, the children 's only alternative is fast-food. Zinczenko claims that meals from these restaurants are the only affordable meal options for these children which makes them their only alternative. There are no calorie information labels on fast-food packaging, which
“Don’t Blame the Eater”, composed by David Zinczenko, discusses fast food being one of the main causes for kid's obesity. This article occurred in connection to two children documenting a claim against McDonald's for making them fat. In his article Zinczenko states, “I tend to sympathize with these portly, fast-food patrons, though. Maybe that’s because I use to be one of them''. That is precisely what he is doing, feeling for these children.
Junk food is responsible for the growing rate of obesity. This is outlined by David freedman in his article of “How junk food can end obesity.” David Freedman has credited the “health-food” motion, and followers of it along with Michel Pollan. Freedman claims that if the America desires to stop the obesity epidemic, or at least reduce its effects, they must shift to the fast meals and processed meals enterprise for assist, now not the “health-food” movement.
Zinczenko strategically uses emotional pathos through his example of obesity in children. Children are innocent in tone, therefore helping him explain that they are innocent in spite of the manipulation of the fast food industry. The author presents the issue of the lack of nutrition information in fast food. He’s not dissing the fast food industry; rather, he is stating the problem at hand that should be taken care of. He sympathizes with the fact that he too was once a kid whose two daily meals were from typical fast food restaurants.
Put Down That Cheeseburger! “What incentive is there for me to put down the cheeseburger?” asks Radley Balko in his article "What You Eat Is Your Business." He argues that, obesity does not belong in the public health crisis. He claims that obesity is not a problem that should be dealt at the cost of public money but should be dealt at a personal level by every individual.
In the article "Don 't Blame the Eater," by David Zinczenko demonstrates the argument of blame towards Fast-food restaurants due to teenage obesity in the country. As Zinczenko 's essay progressed, he included his personal experience to be used as a credible source. Along with his experience he includes imaginary and sets a particular tone to achieve an effect to persuade his audience. In disagreement to his standing point, he ignores all perspectives to create a one choice response. Zinczenko had a good method to capture the audience 's attention.
He, however, was able to find a way to turn his life around by making healthy choices when he started college and joined the Navy Reserves. Zinczenko mentions in his article, that consumers did not have access to "calorie information" and even if they had such information, it is always hard to understand. For example, he says that if your read the fine prints on the back of the dressing packet, you will realize that it actually contains 2.5 servings rather than one serving, which means that as a consumer, you are actually consuming 620 calories and not the stated 280 calories per dressing. In addition, he made mention of several statistics of childhood obesity which have led to the increase in diabetes due to the increased number of fast food restaurants. Although Zinczenko makes a compelling argument about the "eater is not to blame", his lack of evidence to support his assumptions weakens his overall point.
`The main reason why the movie Supersize Me was made was to prove that McDonald’s food has a huge impact on body weight. After two overweight girls in the age of 14 and 19 sue McDonald’s for gaining most of the weight because of dining McDonald’s. The film maker wanted to check if it’s possible that eating fast food could have a negative impact on the health condition. In the time of the court process there was no proof that McDonald’s caused that issue and the girls didn’t win the process because of lack of proof & arguments. McDonald’s serves nearly 46 million meals per day, which is nearly the whole population of Spain.
As I walked through the doors of the cafeteria, the smell of french fries and chicken nuggets filled the air. A large group of students were waiting on the line to get their food. As I observed almost all of the students took both french fries and chicken nuggets. This is what most of the students do when they eat lunch in school. Due to the intake of these fatty foods the country is facing major problems in child obesity.