In, “Are engineered foods evil?”, David H. Freeman decides it's up to him to set the record straight! Are you ready to see how he does this? If you didn't already know he uses three specific methods to sway your opinion. He uses mostly Ethos because he is quoting other people as representing his own ideas. Logos is used when he uses quotes to show statistics. Pathos is used when he quotes the dramatic emotional intro. First off, they author begins with the pathos approach. He uses phrases like “This is the most depressing thing i’ve ever dealt with.” “He is expressing despair at the relentless need to confront what he sees as bogus fears over the health risks of GM.” Keep in mind this is someone else, and not even the author saying this. These sentences have emotional trigger words to engage people with his feelings. This however did not appeal to me and they were too obvious the way they was worded.…show more content… These individuals include David Williams, David Zilberman, Robert Goldberg.
Now let's begin with his reference to Robert Goldberg. He starts out using personal feelings and telling a story with a dramatic background to it. As said above this isn't the author, it's someone who the author agrees with. Goldberg is someone who the author puts in place to set the mood. I would say that choosing this person was a fantastic way of starting. It sets the stage and really gets you in the guts with those feels. The way it cuts off to David and gets into him is too drastic. The build up never reaches its
