McDonald's makes a big indention in the fast food industry, well known for their infamous golden arch. They serve more than 5 billion burgers a year, requiring an estimated herd of 25 million cows, selling an approximate 75 hamburgers per second. Every day, nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food, which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity, a study of 6,212 found. Obesity rates rise exponentially across the United States and is a public health problem. To crack down on this epidemic, Morgan Spurlock conducted an experiment to prove that eating McDonald’s frequently has harmful effects to your body. This experiment was filmed and later released into a documentary called,
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One of the interviews conducted is to a young teenager with regards to self-image. She explicates on how it is hard to look at fashion magazines and see women with the ideal “perfect” body. She feels that fast food causes a barrier to achieve her dream body, since she is overweight. Throughout the course of the interview, Spurlock places pictures of women from magazines on the screen. This serves an overview of the young teenager’s thoughts, and an effective development of pathos. This interview is an example of pathos because the girl compares herself with the women in magazines. Secondly, an interview to first graders in regard to McDonald’s advertising. They spends approximately 963 million dollars a year on advertising, which is mostly directed towards children. To test this claim, Spurlock asks questions to 1st graders about famous figures in history and Ronald McDonald. The majority of the children did not know the famous historic figures, but did know who Ronald McDonald is. This is another example of pathos because television ads influence children’s wisdom, rather than knowledge that helps a human grow and learn. While interviews help develop the emotional appeal, Spurlock also uses imagery to further his …show more content…
To display the harmful effects of unhealthy foods, a man gives a testimony on how he consumes around three 2-liter bottles of soda per day. The result of his unhealthy habit, he undergoes a gastric bypass. Spurlock documented the man's process of the gastric bypass, which serves as imagery since the procedure is nerve-racking. This is an example of pathos because Spurlock displays visual images that makes one feel uneasy and makes a person think twice about their eating habits. Another example is pictures of spine-tingling clowns. Before each segment begins, Spurlock shows an image of a clown. He compares the pictures of the sinister clown to McDonald's clown, Ronald McDonald. The images bring evil implications from the McDonalds, since Spurlock believes that the fast food franchise disregards people's health and just want money. This is an example of pathos because the photos tap into people's emotions and makes you look beyond the surface. While imagery helps develop pathos is Supersize Me, Spurlock introduces comparison to tie the bow on his
One of the interviews conducted is to a young teenager with regards to self-image. She explicates on how it is hard to look at fashion magazines and see women with the ideal “perfect” body. She feels that fast food causes a barrier to achieve her dream body, since she is overweight. Throughout the course of the interview, Spurlock places pictures of women from magazines on the screen. This serves an overview of the young teenager’s thoughts, and an effective development of pathos. This interview is an example of pathos because the girl compares herself with the women in magazines. Secondly, an interview to first graders in regard to McDonald’s advertising. They spends approximately 963 million dollars a year on advertising, which is mostly directed towards children. To test this claim, Spurlock asks questions to 1st graders about famous figures in history and Ronald McDonald. The majority of the children did not know the famous historic figures, but did know who Ronald McDonald is. This is another example of pathos because television ads influence children’s wisdom, rather than knowledge that helps a human grow and learn. While interviews help develop the emotional appeal, Spurlock also uses imagery to further his …show more content…
To display the harmful effects of unhealthy foods, a man gives a testimony on how he consumes around three 2-liter bottles of soda per day. The result of his unhealthy habit, he undergoes a gastric bypass. Spurlock documented the man's process of the gastric bypass, which serves as imagery since the procedure is nerve-racking. This is an example of pathos because Spurlock displays visual images that makes one feel uneasy and makes a person think twice about their eating habits. Another example is pictures of spine-tingling clowns. Before each segment begins, Spurlock shows an image of a clown. He compares the pictures of the sinister clown to McDonald's clown, Ronald McDonald. The images bring evil implications from the McDonalds, since Spurlock believes that the fast food franchise disregards people's health and just want money. This is an example of pathos because the photos tap into people's emotions and makes you look beyond the surface. While imagery helps develop pathos is Supersize Me, Spurlock introduces comparison to tie the bow on his