The Omnivore's Dilemma: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos- An Analysis.
A happy sunny farm versus a dark and bloody slaughter room. This is where most naive young children think where their meat comes from versus the reality. The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a book with a purpose to educate people about their food system, so they can make informed choices. The three writing techniques Michael Pollan uses to persuade his readers are ethos, pathos, and logos. He uses the method ethos by making his readers think he is a reliable and credible source. He uses pathos by evoking an emotional response from the readers. Michael Pollan uses logos to appeal to logic and reason. The persuasive techniques ethos, pathos, and logos used by Michael …show more content…
The local sustainable food chain is a process of growing food in the most natural way without the uses of too many pesticides or fertilizers. In this section the best example of logos is in a side note stating that if the 16 million acres of land used to feed cattle plus grow corn turned into well-managed pasture then “that would remove 14 billions lbs of carbon from the atmosphere each year” which is equivalent of taking 4 million cars off the road (Pollan 149). This proves that well-managed grasslands really matter for the Earth. The best example of the usage of ethos is when Michael Pollan decided to work at Polyface Farm for a week and in the end to kill a chicken for him to eat (Pollan 143). This proves that he is a reliable source since he worked for firsthand at the farm. The best way of showing the technique pathos is when Pollan was talking about how he was so tired from working with hay sticks poking at him like needs all day (Pollan 143). He said he would never complain about the prices farmers charge him with. The author is trying to show how hard farmers work every day in any condition. These are the best ways Michael Pollan showed the persuasive
A happy sunny farm versus a dark and bloody slaughter room. This is where most naive young children think where their meat comes from versus the reality. The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a book with a purpose to educate people about their food system, so they can make informed choices. The three writing techniques Michael Pollan uses to persuade his readers are ethos, pathos, and logos. He uses the method ethos by making his readers think he is a reliable and credible source. He uses pathos by evoking an emotional response from the readers. Michael Pollan uses logos to appeal to logic and reason. The persuasive techniques ethos, pathos, and logos used by Michael …show more content…
The local sustainable food chain is a process of growing food in the most natural way without the uses of too many pesticides or fertilizers. In this section the best example of logos is in a side note stating that if the 16 million acres of land used to feed cattle plus grow corn turned into well-managed pasture then “that would remove 14 billions lbs of carbon from the atmosphere each year” which is equivalent of taking 4 million cars off the road (Pollan 149). This proves that well-managed grasslands really matter for the Earth. The best example of the usage of ethos is when Michael Pollan decided to work at Polyface Farm for a week and in the end to kill a chicken for him to eat (Pollan 143). This proves that he is a reliable source since he worked for firsthand at the farm. The best way of showing the technique pathos is when Pollan was talking about how he was so tired from working with hay sticks poking at him like needs all day (Pollan 143). He said he would never complain about the prices farmers charge him with. The author is trying to show how hard farmers work every day in any condition. These are the best ways Michael Pollan showed the persuasive