March 28, 2005

By james yang

Topic Proposal (second try)

1. What will be the topic of your definition argument? Explain.

How healthy are these fast food restaurants even with additions such as salads and fruits, or other foods that we normally find to be "healthy"?

2. Write a first-pass definition thesis that your paper will support. The claim must identify a choice of a specific case, a category and at least two or three preliminary criteria.

The food offered to us by fast food chains isn't as healthy as the public believes
Category: Health and Nutrition
1. Expanded menus don't necessarily mean the problem is fixed
2. Even other food chains who claim to have healthier foods may not be entirely healthy themselves


3. Describe an audience that would find your claim interesting or controversial. Why would they care about your claim?

Almost everyone has tried something from a fast food restaurant in their lives if they've lived in America. So this topic affects them all. Those who might find it controversial are the audience who tries to sell their "healthier" foods as well as those who have fallen victum to those words.


4. List some items that are obvious members of the category, some that are non-members, and some borderline cases.

Members: Burger King, McDonald's.... yada yada (members of the "not so healthy" club)
Border-line: Subways, or other Sandwich shops (members of the "healthy but at the same time contains some unhealthy elements" club)
Non-Members: Salad places? Grocery Stores

Comments

James,
Your topic proposal does not present a clear definitional argument. The answer to the last question is the most confusing part, where "drug addicts" are presented as examples of the "health" category. Please think of a definitional aspect of your overall topic or choose another topic that might be better suited for the assignment.

Posted by Mariela Hristova on March 31, 2005 05:28 PM