Vegetarian Thesis

The topic of my persuasive paper is taken from the following prompt: More and more Americans are deciding to eliminate meat from their diets and become vegetarians. Do you think this is a good idea? Argue for or against becoming a vegetarian. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position. There is a vast amount of information related to this topic. I have been doing a considerable amount of research to help keep the focus of the paper concise and effective. I want to argue that becoming a vegetarian or a semi-vegetarian, which would strictly limit consumption of meat, would have a positive impact both personally and globally.

My working thesis is Americans should consider how eliminating, or drastically reducing meat consumption in their diets could bring about positive change in this country (main point) by improving overall …show more content…
One point I want to address is the fact that people consume an unnecessary excess of meat, which is damaging to our health. Another point is that we should be better informed and aware of how our food is being produced. Additionally, I believe that if enough Americans eliminated meat or refused to buy meat produced by factory farms that corporations would be forced to change their practices to accommodate the consumer demands.

The first source that I will use to support my argument is an article entitled Invited Paper: Public health implications of meat production and consumption written by multiple authors. This article supports my first point that controlling our consumption of meat positively affects our overall health. Another source I will use is entitled Vegetarianism is the Only Morally Acceptable Diet by Robert Grillo. This article supports my point that at in this modern culture there is a necessity to become informed and base our decisions on a full understanding of the