The Dangers of Corn In Michael Pollan’s The Consumer- A Republic of Fat, he presents the reader with insight of two incidences involving the mass production of a single crop that resulted in an epidemic. The first example took place about two hundred years ago in America when corn whiskey became everyone’s go-to beverage. The second is the current obese status in America today, and the presumed cause behind it. Pollan shows how it can be a detriment to society to be able to mass-produce a crop. We see how the common vegetable, corn, can end up doing more harm than good to our health. By using logos, pathos, and ethos, we see the different appeals he uses in order to illustrate the relation between the alcohol republic and the republic of fat.
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He also mentions in the same paragraph “it is arguably the most pressing public heath problem we face”. He is trying to persuade the reader into feeling anxious about what they are reading. In the next paragraph, he goes on to say that daily activities such as watching TV and eating out more are part of the weight gain problem, although that is not the case for everyone. He also says that marketing strategies such as large portions for a deal, or appealing to children are another cause of obesity. The logos appeal is demonstrated in the information about how much money is spent on the healthcare system every year. (Paragraph 6) He also does this by giving the statistics of how likely it is for a child to have diabetes. Obesity rates started to rise in the 1970s. (Paragraph 7) In paragraph eight, Pollan states the there has been a ten percent increase in the daily intake of calories since 1977. He mentions that farmers in the United States have managed to produce 500 additional calories per person every day”. (Paragraph
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He also mentions in the same paragraph “it is arguably the most pressing public heath problem we face”. He is trying to persuade the reader into feeling anxious about what they are reading. In the next paragraph, he goes on to say that daily activities such as watching TV and eating out more are part of the weight gain problem, although that is not the case for everyone. He also says that marketing strategies such as large portions for a deal, or appealing to children are another cause of obesity. The logos appeal is demonstrated in the information about how much money is spent on the healthcare system every year. (Paragraph 6) He also does this by giving the statistics of how likely it is for a child to have diabetes. Obesity rates started to rise in the 1970s. (Paragraph 7) In paragraph eight, Pollan states the there has been a ten percent increase in the daily intake of calories since 1977. He mentions that farmers in the United States have managed to produce 500 additional calories per person every day”. (Paragraph