He implements ethos throughout the book so the reader always knows they are receiving information from a credible source. Although Schlosser is a very reputable source himself, his use of ethos does not sway the reader to the effect that pathos and logos do. Read this for example: “Today the FDA allows animals to eat others on farms where fast food comes from. They allow cattle to be fed pigs, pigs to be fed cattle, cattle to be fed poultry, and poultry to be fed cattle.”(Schlosser 70). This shows how government agencies allow brutal things to happen in the food industry, but does not have the same effect his other rhetorical appeals do. His objective in using ethos was to provide credibility to his
He implements ethos throughout the book so the reader always knows they are receiving information from a credible source. Although Schlosser is a very reputable source himself, his use of ethos does not sway the reader to the effect that pathos and logos do. Read this for example: “Today the FDA allows animals to eat others on farms where fast food comes from. They allow cattle to be fed pigs, pigs to be fed cattle, cattle to be fed poultry, and poultry to be fed cattle.”(Schlosser 70). This shows how government agencies allow brutal things to happen in the food industry, but does not have the same effect his other rhetorical appeals do. His objective in using ethos was to provide credibility to his