Summary Of We Re Having The Wrong By Caitlin Dewey

The term GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) is a generally feared acronym. Many people in the United States are repulsed by the process of creating GMOs, while some argue that GMOs can be used for agricultural advancements such as drought issues or nutritional deficiency. In an article entitled “We’re Having the Wrong Argument About GMOs” by Caitlin Dewey, she attempts to make her voice heard in the widely controversial argument about GMOs. In this article, she interviews McKay Jenkins, a journalist that has spent many years researching GMOs. Her article was published in The Washington Post; which many consider to be a pro-left, or liberal newspaper and website. The audience she is hoping to reach in this article is the average

Dewey makes very strong and factual claims to persuade the reader to consider their misconceptions about GMOs. Prior to reading this article, I did not think GMOs were anything to concern myself with. After reading and thinking about Dewey’s article, I have come to believe that GMOs are something that should be researched and developed further into a sustainable process that benefits everyone globally. GMOs have the potential to maintain and develop higher sustainability for crops, healthier foods, and decrease world hunger. The GMO process provides a quick and easy way to produce crops. Caitlin Dewey makes the point that GMO technology is enabling industrialized farming to not only expand, but grow crops very quickly. Some argue that this puts many small farmers out of business and they would be correct. In choosing any career, if you’re not meeting the demands of your employer then almost always you will be replaced. This seems to be a bit harsh, but it is what humanity must do in order to become more

These foods consist primarily of corn and soybeans. “The corn is processed into high-fructose corn syrup, which goes into sodas; the corn and soybeans go into feeding the animals that become fast-food hamburgers or chicken nuggets.” (Dewey Para. 17) While she is correct, she does not speculate how we could instead generate highly nutritious foods with the use of GMOs. I believe that with more support and research, nutritious foods would ameliorate the obesity problem in this nation, thus resulting in a healthier population of both adults and