Schlosser's Why The Fries Taste So Good

Within the book, Schlosser uses a variety of rhetorical organization methods to present his work. While the use of classification is the most noticeable at first glance, the use of exemplification, description, and narration also exist within the work. Through the use of these organization methods, Schlosser delivers an effective and well-organized exposé. At first glance, the reader can clearly identify the use of classification within the work. At the smallest level of division, Schlosser divided the book into two sections, entitled “The American Way” and “Meat and Potatoes”. These are further divided into ten chapters, containing different subsections divided with subtitles. For example, the fifth chapter, entitled “Why the Fries Taste So Good” contains four subsections that divide the different factors in producing McDonald’s fries, all relevant to the chapter. The first section, untitled (as the first subsection in every chapter is), tells of the evolution of fries production, from originating from fresh potatoes to frozen potatoes. The next section goes on to discuss …show more content…
By giving a lengthy explanation and using specific details, Schlosser provides information in an understandable way for the reader. When listing all the fast food chains inspired by McDonald’s, Schlosser could have simply listed their names, but instead went into detail on how the chains came about. “Keith G. Cramer, the owner of Keith’s Drive-In Restaurant in Daytona Beach, Florida, heard about the McDonald brothers’ new restaurant, flew to southern California, ate at McDonald’s, returned to Florida, and with his father-in-law, Matthew Burns, opened the first Insta-Burger-King in 1953” (23 Schlosser). Schlosser uses extended and specific examples, such as this, to support his main ideas and provide enough information so the reader understands the topic at