The Government Should Stay Out Of The Fast Food Industry Case Study

Mohammed Almutairi
ENGL1020
p:Willims
May 20, 2014
The Government Should Stay out of the Fast Food Industry’s Business Practices
The government believes that cigarette smoking is responsible for the increased lung cancer prevalence in the United States. As a reaction to this belief, the government devised scrupulous ways to significantly reduce cigarette purchases. The first move the government made was to increase cigarette tax by 1775%. Consequently, the cost of a cigarette pack increased by $1.50. Additionally, the government forced the tobacco industry to produce anti-cigarette smoking advertisements. As a result, the tobacco industry reported a significant drop in profits. In a similar manner, the government believes that the fast food industry is the root cause of the American health problems. As a result, the government is currently fueling a shakedown on the fast food industry. The government believes that it is mandated to protect Americans from all dangers, including themselves. This paper shows Joe Sabia effectively uses ethos, pathos and logos to effectively convince his readers that the government should stay away from the fast food industry.
Ethos is a Greek word that means credibility. However, most philosophers link the word ethos to ethical appeal. Ethical appeal means that a person is convincing by the virtue of his character. The society is pulled and attracted towards appeal. As a result, most individuals are attracted, and listen, to people that they respect. One of the crucial challenges in any argumentation is to convince the reader that you are worth listening to. Additionally, it is challenging for any author to portray himself as an authority in the subject of discussion. The principle of ethos also d...

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... healthy eating among Americans will reduce government expenditure on health. However, Sabia argues that the only way to reduce government’s expenditure on health is by repealing medicare.
In conclusion, Joe Sabia has successfully applied the three principles of argumentative writing to convince his readers that the government should stay away from the fast food industry. By virtue of his educational background, Joe Sabia appears to his audience as credible. Additionally, Joe Sabia uses language to appeal to arouse his audience’s emotions. Lastly, Sabia uses logical reasoning to show his audience that there are other ways the government can explore to cut costs on medical expenditure. Therefore, it is clear that Joe Sabia effectively uses ethos, pathos and logos to effectively convince his readers that the government should stay away from the fast food industry.