Monsanto Argumentative Essay

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Government agricultural farm subsidies have been around since the 1930s. They were put into place in order to help poor farmers, and create economic stability during the Depression. According to Deborah White, writer for About.com, “Farm subsidies are payments made and other support [that is] extended by the U.S. federal government to certain farmers and agribusinesses [and that] farm subsidies are also known as agricultural subsidies.” In the past, agricultural subsidies were highly beneficial, but over time have now become corrupt. Instead of small farmers benefiting from the subsidies, almost all of the money is given to large corporations such as Monsanto. Now because of government subsidies supporting large corporations, serious health…show more content…
Smith argues the dangers of the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) produced by Monsanto and how the United States Government is a large promoter of such a large corporation in order to prove to his audience, those shielded from the truth of the health risks of GMOs, that crops in which our government subsidizes are unsafe, unhealthy, and unnatural. Smith is the author of the “world’s bestselling and #1 rated book,” Seeds of Deception. He is highly educated in the health risks of GMO foods, which have been introduced to our crops that the government…show more content…
He then lays out five misconceptions that Monsanto feeds the world in order to promote GMOs. By doing this he begins his actual argument. To make his argument credible he uses credible sources, Kirk Azevedo for example, a former employee of Monsanto. Smith structures his article by stating each topic, then he follows with two or three paragraphs of evidence and commentary. By doing this he is able to fully comment on the subject and is able to show his argument and convey all of his thoughts. This also makes his argument very organized and easy for the reader to follow
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