Nutritionalism is a topic that is widely researched around the globe, but even more so in America. The topic of healthy food is not only being researched but also heavily debated upon: whether one kind of food is any healthier than another. The debate surrounds an idea that food is the reason for many health disabilities. Because of the debate about food people have been formulating their own ideas and theories about the nutrition of food. Two articles about the nutrition argument are Escape from the Western Diet by Michael Pollan and Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating by Mary Maxfield. Each author presents three nutrition guidelines at the end of their essay for their audience to follow, but Pollan's obvious stance, strong …show more content…
He believes that while it may be difficult, it is possible to escape the Western diet and lead a healthier lifestyle. "So plotting our way out of the Western diet is not going to be simple. Yet I am convinced that it can be done" (Pollan, 424). He theorizes that there are steps a person can take to make healthier diet decisions. Pollan's stance does not demean anyone, but it is helpful because he wants to share ways that a person can begin to eat healthier. He blames the health crisis on the Western diet to show readers that nutrition is important. By blaming the food, he tries to convince his audience that to be healthier they need to amend their diets. While he does not specifically tell them what kind of food to eat, he does recommend that they follow his guidelines while deciding what to …show more content…
He continuosly restates his purpose so that the audience can see how dedicated he is to the heath of people. He uses encouraging phrases to help his readers understand the importance of his article. He claims that escaping the Western diet will not be easy it will take time and effort to establish a healthy lifestyle, but he inpires his audience to want to escape from the Western diet. His encouragement makes his tone reassuring and inpiring. Maxfield's tone is desisive because she knows her opinions and ideas, and uses the opinions of others to support her thoughts. She uses a rhetorical question at the beginning of her article to make her audience begin to think about nutritionalism. She has a demeaning tone towards scientists and researchers whos ideas she does not agree with. Her writing tone is accusing to her audience because she wants everyone to believe what she claims in her essay. Her tone is critical towards Pollan's opinons and ideas that surround his essay Escape from the Western