The Wonderful World of Corporate Food-Stuff

     Alright so my Uncle has always been one to expand my views on things. Saying that, in middle school he gifted me a book called Chew On This. This is a documentative book written in the early 2000's that takes a look into the "fast food nation" of the earlier part of the century. I've probably read this book about a dozen times since I got it, even with the out of time information.
     Logos: The biggest part of this book is it's use of facts and statistics to strongly express there views through this literature. This book is split into 3 main body topics; the look into how the food is raised, the fast-food industry, and the health effects on the population. As you can imagine they had a very deep look into the ways of the slaughterhouses that were/are handling the beef and chicken in the fast food industry. What they really pulled a lot of number for was when they were discussing the health epidemic in the country. They discussed obesity rates and other health issues that could be related to eating fast food.
     Pathos: Two chapters that strongly used emotional appeals were the one that discussed a McDonalds worker and a teenager who had gastric bypass surgery. When discussing the McDonald's worker she admits to working almost 18 hours straight with not even a thank you (appealing with anger). And with the teenager he tells of his struggles that have become of his gastric bypass (appealing with sympathy).
     Ethos: This whole book delve into the ethics of society while questioning a growing health epidemic in our country. It displays multiple points of views as to why the good and the bad are happening because of this.
     I recommend this book (old information or not) because it is extremely well written and a great piece of literature.