David Barboza's Article 'Lif You Pitch They Will Eat'

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The article ¨If You Pitch, They Will Eat¨, by David Barboza is about how food companies use children´s cartoon to appeal children into buying their food products, causing children to eat and becoming obese. Barboza´s main argument in his essay is that many food companies aim for children because they are an easy target to make money.
Barboza states in paragraph 4, ¨Big food makers like Mcdonald's and Kraft Foods inc are finding every Imaginable way to put their names in front of children.¨ Basically, what the author is stating here is that they use cartoons like Spongebob to boost their sales. For instance, McDonald's has a kids meal. This is basically, a small box that has a small cheeseburger, a small juice box, maybe some fries, and lastly …show more content…

They all think that junk food are unhealthy for you and cause problems in your life. This is true because Wendell Berry states in his article on paragraph four, ¨Most urban shoppers would tell you that food… appears on the grocery shelf or on the table.¨ On David Barboza´s article on paragraph three he states,¨But, a growing number...sets them on a path to obesity.¨ Michael Pollan on the other side, does not talk about the danger of food but talk about how corn is being a mass production and is being used in food in every way possible. All of them uses ethos, logos, and pathos to speak to the audience and to support their claims. For instance, in Barboza´s article, in paragraph four he states,¨And they are spending more than ever- $15 billion last year… Texas A&M University in College.¨ This sentence was an example of logos where he proves his point using statistics and something that is true. The three authors believe that most food are junk food and that they will affect your health. I have already proved that above if you read …show more content…

I do not like how they all complain about food. Food is food- just eat it. If you do not want to eat unhealthy things, then do not eat. I feel like they are trying to scare me to eat my favorite foods. I will still eat anything and everything no matter how unhealthy it is. Maybe because I am skinny with a fast metabolism and everything. Everything I eat will do nothing to me. The one author I agree on out of the three is “When a Crop Becomes King”, by Michael Pollan. It is true that corn is the most planted crop in the world. When I eat chips and look at the ingredients in the back, I will always see corn

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