Pathos & Logos- The research I am using to establish ethos will influence the reader’s emotional appeal as they read studies displaying the correlation between obesity and the intentional placement of fast food chains and the addictive foods in convenient stores. Obesity, overlooked if it is not a personal issue, is a major issue in America and rates are rising steadily. Therefore, I will personalize the issue by showing how medications, food additives, and biology tend to victimize the obese. I also aim to convey the value placed on being this in America, and the stigma placed on being overweight or obese, although the medical issue is hard to avoid in most cases. Thesis statement- Although healthy eating is a lifestyle choice, the lack of convenient healthy food alternatives, the geographical location of those alternatives in proportion to overweight Americans, and the cultural norms of insalubrious eating are responsible for the rising rates of adult obesity in the Unites States.
Claim One- An individual’s diet in America, contributed to by both societal and assimilated cultural influence, is the result of historical accounts of the foods consumed in ones culture as accessible. The American diet fluctuates among the status of Americans; thereby establishing how differing diets and a lack of food security exemplify the obese.
Claim Two- The availability of inexpensive foods in a society of laborers too tired to prepare meals at home or unable to travel for healthier alternatives have caused an increase of consumption, and a decrease in activity.
Counterargument - Most people, even doctors, assume that the primary