Merriam-Webster Argument Analysis

An argument is an argument because their is an opposing side. An argument defined by Merriam-Webster is “a discussion in which people express different opinions about something.” This means that two people have two different views and are trying to convince the other side of their position. Also defined by Merriam-Webster is opinion which is “a belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something : what someone thinks about a particular thing.” For an argument to exist there must be logical propositions from either side. However even though an argument may sound fair are logical fallacies can exist. What a logical fallacy is, is a flaw in one’s logical which undermines the arguments logical credibility. In one instance where this is the case …show more content…
The article states “Eating patterns that an individual may have found to be integral in the maintenance of a particular shape during her modelling career may lead to deleterious health consequences and maladaptive eating behaviours that affect her far beyond the typically rather short years of such a career.” first of all modelling covers a wide variety of avenues. The author uses the word “her” implying that only women can be models which is blatantly untrue, this not only shows ignorance but potentially even sexism that only invalidates the article based on the sexual bias. Models of many shapes and sizes exist, from thin to thick and from male to female they all exist. For the notion that a model has to be thin is ridiculous, nowadays it is very common for there to be ‘curvy’ models in fact there has even been a reality show about picking a top ‘curvy’ model. In addition common models in magazines are healthy looking and from personal experience usually around a healthy weight. Many people in today 's society do not find being anorexic attractive and in contrast many men find thicker or curvy women to be more attractive and the same goes for women. The only eating disorder required to keep an average body shape or a muscular one is a healthy one. For the curvier models it does depend on their weight to discuss how healthy they are but this article is focusing on thin models. The requirements for being a very thin model do indeed exist however that is a very small percent of the modeling industry and that section is not very practical or influential. Most young boys and girls are not looking up to that small percentage of thin models but to their idols such as movie stars and music stars. For the concern of thin models influencing young women, as stated in the article, is rare. In fact recently there has been a