In Michael Pollan’s essay on the “The Consumer-A Republic of Fat” he argues about obesity in America. Is the Alcohol Republic and The Republic of Fat similar or disparate? Pollan uses ethos, pathos, and logos to help his argument in these two topics. Yes, his essay was strong, well thought out, and thorough. The Alcohol Republic and the Republic of Fat differ in numerous ways; however, they make up for it in their similarities. They both are the main causes in America’s obesity of today and show regularly everywhere around the world. High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS is a reoccurring ingredient in both alcohol and food. Although food is meant for everyone, there are restrictions on alcohol. Including the fact that food and soft drinks
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A time he used ethos and credited a source was when he referred back to the book, Journal of the American Medical Association. However another source he used was a historian named W.J. Rorabaugh and his story. There is a considerable amount left of credible sources in this paper that he used, but where is the emotion in this paper? Pathos is appealing to the readers emotions. A time in when the author used pathos is during the six paragraph when he’s explaining how more kids of this day will have increase in diabetes in their life, more than ever seen before. He is trying to show the audience that the lifestyle they live had to make a new form of diabetes for kids, because it has never shown up before in history. Pollan also tells the audience of how they will have a shorter lifespan then their forefathers before them. In conclusion, he tries to show his readers the effect it is having on kids and it makes the audience wonder about their own kids and how it affects them. Michael Pollen’s essay “The Consumer- A Republic of Fat” was successful in his argument between the Republic of Fat and the Alcohol Republic. He used all three forms of rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos, in his essay. His persuasive writing gets the audience to see the normal for them in a different way. He has explained both sides to the audience and all it does for the families in today’s world. He mentions the way that both companies are different in their way of working and how both have the same traits in what they
A time he used ethos and credited a source was when he referred back to the book, Journal of the American Medical Association. However another source he used was a historian named W.J. Rorabaugh and his story. There is a considerable amount left of credible sources in this paper that he used, but where is the emotion in this paper? Pathos is appealing to the readers emotions. A time in when the author used pathos is during the six paragraph when he’s explaining how more kids of this day will have increase in diabetes in their life, more than ever seen before. He is trying to show the audience that the lifestyle they live had to make a new form of diabetes for kids, because it has never shown up before in history. Pollan also tells the audience of how they will have a shorter lifespan then their forefathers before them. In conclusion, he tries to show his readers the effect it is having on kids and it makes the audience wonder about their own kids and how it affects them. Michael Pollen’s essay “The Consumer- A Republic of Fat” was successful in his argument between the Republic of Fat and the Alcohol Republic. He used all three forms of rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos, in his essay. His persuasive writing gets the audience to see the normal for them in a different way. He has explained both sides to the audience and all it does for the families in today’s world. He mentions the way that both companies are different in their way of working and how both have the same traits in what they