This essay main objective is to analyze and give a recommendation on whether Radley Balko’s article “what you eat is your business” should or should not be published in The Shorthorn. Balko´s central claim is that the U.S government is trying to fight obesity the wrong way. He considers that obesity should not longer be considered a public health issue, because in his point of view, there is nothing more private than what each person decides to put in his own body. In my point of view Radley Balko´s article should not be published. Because in the past years obesity have been one of the worst problems society has faced. And according to Balko obesity is an individual problem, in which the government should not take part. Which in my opinion
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He does use pathos properly, for example; in the part of the text when he says; “it´s difficult to think of anything more private and of less public concern than what we choose to put into our bodies” this phrase appeals to the reader's emotions, it makes the reader feel important, it makes him feel like if he can do whatever he wants, without the fear of being criticized by others.
Balko fails to use ethos appeal, which makes his article even weaker. He doesn’t give the reader the feeling that he is credible, that he is trustworthy, since he relies only is his own experience and own opinion.
Balko finishes with a really weak conclusion, which in my opinion is not true, Balko´s conclusion states that; we'll all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health when someone else isn't paying for the consequences of those choices. In my opinion this is not true because, for example; the UTA community is mainly composed of students under 25, and at this age what matter the most for the majority of people, is what people think about them. And if “obese” people feel a sense of responsibility and obligation with the community that is paying for their health care, they would most likely make better
He does use pathos properly, for example; in the part of the text when he says; “it´s difficult to think of anything more private and of less public concern than what we choose to put into our bodies” this phrase appeals to the reader's emotions, it makes the reader feel important, it makes him feel like if he can do whatever he wants, without the fear of being criticized by others.
Balko fails to use ethos appeal, which makes his article even weaker. He doesn’t give the reader the feeling that he is credible, that he is trustworthy, since he relies only is his own experience and own opinion.
Balko finishes with a really weak conclusion, which in my opinion is not true, Balko´s conclusion states that; we'll all make better choices about diet, exercise, and personal health when someone else isn't paying for the consequences of those choices. In my opinion this is not true because, for example; the UTA community is mainly composed of students under 25, and at this age what matter the most for the majority of people, is what people think about them. And if “obese” people feel a sense of responsibility and obligation with the community that is paying for their health care, they would most likely make better