Rhetorical Analysis of Super Size Me

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Rhetorical Analysis of Super Size Me Fast foods are one of the leading causes of major problems like obesity for many Americans today. An average man, Morgan Spurlock, decides to conduct an experiment dealing with the effects of consuming too much fast food. The film Super Size Me, a persuasive documentary following Spurlock’s experiments, aims to show the danger of fast food, particularly focusing on McDonald’s food, on consumers’ health. Its purpose is to bring awareness to the public about corporate responsibility concerning the food consumers eat, such as McDonald’s, which makes them overweight. In his documentary, Spurlock eats only food from McDonald’s for a month (thirty days) to see how his health can be affected and he is examined by three doctors before, during, after the experiment. Through plentiful statistics, various interviews, images (footage), and results from his experiment, Spurlock successfully develops his argument in his documentary that the consumption of fast foods is generally responsible for Americans’ health problems, particularly obesity. The film begins with a plethora of statistics and information about McDonalds, which gives the audience not only knowledge, but also awareness of how hazardous some of the issues mentioned in the film are. Spurlock states that obesity has increased over the years; in fact, it has even doubled since 1980 among U.S adults (Super Size Me). He informs the audience about obesity to emphasize how worse Americans’ health has become. Statistics are used frequently. For example, when experts (health professionals) are interviewed, Spurlock occasionally stops the interview and then uses statistics to prove or disprove what the expert has to say. He asks 100 nutritionists if people should eat fast food: only two out of 100 say consumers can eat fast food two times a week or more, 28 say consumers should eat

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