Michael Pollan's Writing

Michael Pollan is an American journalist and author who has been writing about food and nutrition for over 20 years. He published "Unhappy Meals" in the New York Times magazine on January 28, 2007. His purpose was to explain why he thinks nutritionism is a bad thing. He does so by providing facts, statistics, and historical context to justify his reasoning. Basically his article was a summarized version of what has happened in the food industry in the past and his analysis of the effect certain things caused. The ending was an excellent way of closing his lengthy argument. His conclusion was nine of his most important tips when it comes to choosing how and what you eat. This was crucial because the readers can take away the most important lessons the author was trying to promote. Pollan evokes humor in his article by poking fun of people for their ignorant choices about nutrition. At the time he published his article, the major world food crisis was going on. Whether you agree with him or not, this is an example of kairos because he is saying the right thing at the right time. Although he is an experienced writer and is well educated about food, his doesn't directly establish his credibility in "Unhappy Meals". That was the articles only weakness. He redeems his audience's trust by publishing this writing in the New York Times, which is a very a prestigious magazine where only the best writers can be in. Because it was published in the New York Times, his audience was limited to more wealthy business people opposed to blue collard middle class people. "Unhappy Meals" can be considered a successful writing, but only to the limited people who read it.

Michael Pollan always goes into great detail to inform the public on which foods to eat and which foods are bad for you.

Even though the American public is informed, they still pull off silly shit like this.

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Seriously?! A donut burger with bacon and cheese with a side of fries? Are we trying to kill ourselves? Michael Pollan is a nice guy, but he would be infuriated with the making of such food.