The number of obese people in this world today has grown tremendously from what it used to be. Most people would blame this on fast food places, but reality check, people are responsible for themselves. In “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko, he talks about how fast food places are so common and quick that parents and children tend to eat more. Fast food and other unhealthy substances tend to be a less complicated choice for the majority of the population. For Example, it is easier to obtain and afford fast food than it is to obtain organic and other healthier food choices. Making the decision to find the less complicated, or quicker food choices is what is causing children to eat more and gain weight. In “What You Eat Is Your Business” by Radley Balko, he explains that anti-obesity initiatives and bringing the government into this issue. He continues to argue about how people need to be held personally responsible for their health. Both of these articles use ethos, pathos, and logos to construct their stance about fast food places and obesity issues. Both of the writers stated above have different purposes for writing their arguments. Balko thinks personal responsibility is greater than public responsibility. Zinczenko believes there should be more options for fast food, and healthier options. Both use ethos to back up their points. Zinczenko uses his personal story as evidence. He talks about how he would eat lunch and dinner from the same four options every night: Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, or McDonald’s (892). This caused him to be 212 pounds by the age of 15. He began to turn his life around once he progressed into college (893). Zinczenko uses statistics as well; though not very recent they still show a change. He states, “Before 1994, diabetes in children generally caused by a genetic disorder, only about five percent of [children…but] today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent.” Balko uses money in budgets to formulate his statement. He says, “President
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They compel the reader to stop and think about how they’re eating and the amount of health problems they have. Zinczenko uses his own story, which sort of gives motivation. If he can change his life around, others can too; it’s just a matter of wanting to. But like he says in his article, “most of the teenagers who live, as I once did, on a fast-food diet won’t turn their lives around: They’ve crossed under the golden arches to a likely fate of lifetime obesity” (893). Balko uses pathos in a way that could cause the reader to become angry. The way he talks about how others are responsible for the obese people makes the reader realize that it’s not fair. “We’re becoming less responsible for our own health, and more responsible for everyone else’s” (897). He explains this to emphasize his point on how some people are paying for other people’s medicine because of laws. Therefore, this shows how obese people are not responsible enough to take care of themselves, requiring the healthy people to pay for them. Both articles have great usage of pathos that would initiate the reader to sit and think about their opinion on obesity and how those people need to be held responsible for their own
They compel the reader to stop and think about how they’re eating and the amount of health problems they have. Zinczenko uses his own story, which sort of gives motivation. If he can change his life around, others can too; it’s just a matter of wanting to. But like he says in his article, “most of the teenagers who live, as I once did, on a fast-food diet won’t turn their lives around: They’ve crossed under the golden arches to a likely fate of lifetime obesity” (893). Balko uses pathos in a way that could cause the reader to become angry. The way he talks about how others are responsible for the obese people makes the reader realize that it’s not fair. “We’re becoming less responsible for our own health, and more responsible for everyone else’s” (897). He explains this to emphasize his point on how some people are paying for other people’s medicine because of laws. Therefore, this shows how obese people are not responsible enough to take care of themselves, requiring the healthy people to pay for them. Both articles have great usage of pathos that would initiate the reader to sit and think about their opinion on obesity and how those people need to be held responsible for their own