Argumentative Essay On Food Labeling

There I was, sitting at home over spring break bored out of my mind. All week thoughts of completing school work crossed my mind, instead I pushed these brilliant ideas away. My week long break was coming to a close. Instead of feeling refreshed and relaxed, a part of me was stressing. What would I choose for my exploratory topic? I found myself struggling to think of a complex and intriguing question to explore. In an attempt to avoid the frustration that followed my inability to brainstorm any ideas, I flipped on the television. Luckily, my parents had been watching the news before they left for work. My first instincts were to change the channel to sports or something more entertaining. Instead, the current head lining story grabbed my
To find a broad array of information and sources I simply searched for “GMO food labeling”. As I expected a large number of links appeared. The one that most intrigued me was one by the New York Times, “U.S. Senate to Vote on GMO Food Labeling Bill”, co-written by Jennifer Steinhauer and Stefanie Strom. As I read the article, it became apparent that this had developed into quite the political controversy. A modern day republican versus democrat debate. The democrats, against the idea of food labeling, were worried that the labeling would cause food prices to rise dramatically. On the other hand, republicans claimed that they “had gone out of their way to give concessions to pro-labeling factions” (Steinhauer and Strom). From just one article, I was on the fence. My morals were clashing with my inner economist. Both ideas appeared to have potential flaws, yet the topic of genetically modified foods is so controversial and important, especially in today’s advanced
I found myself guessing and ultimately clueless to his stance on the topic. Kling made a few valid arguments about food labeling, only to counter himself with another effective argument. To me, this took away a great deal of meaning within his ideas. On the other hand, Kling used ethos to enhance his credibility. He quoted insightful researchers, including Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, director of the Economics and Management of Agro biotechnology Center at the University of Missouri. When Kling mentioned Trader Joe’s I immediately connected to the store. Memories of when I was younger, shopping with my mom for healthy snacks. My ability to connect to parts of Labeling for better or worse and the outstanding ethos used heightened Kling’s arguments. However, the article as a whole could have been more effective if he chose to remain consistent with his ideas and