Rhetorical Analysis of “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert” Despite America’s great economic achievements there are still people who live in areas where an adequate food availability is scarce. Mrs. Sarah Corapi’s PBS article, “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert”, is centered around the effects, or lack thereof, of placing a new grocery store in one of these very environments. The article, “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert”, uses both ethos and logos to inform readers of the issue of food deserts and ways in which to improve them. In the article Mrs. Sarah Corapi interviews Professor Steven Cummins, the lead researcher in a study which was conducted
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The best way to persuade people to believe or accept an idea is to make them believe that they themselves came to the conclusion alone, and the best way to achieve this goal is to preset them with the information which supports the claim one is attempting to make. Mr. Steven Cummins demonstrates this skill when making the statement, “just building supermarkets to increase access will only take you half of the way in improving diet” (Cummins 16) by adding the figure “half of the way” he is able to support his claim that the addition of a grocery store does, in fact, not change the eating habits of the residents close to the grocery store. By adding an additional layer of support to his claims Mr. Steven Cummins is able to strengthen his overall argument. Another Mrs. Laura McKinney has, through his own separately conducted study, also come to the conclusion that the addition of a simple grocery store is not nearly enough to make a significant impact on food desert residents, “our study shows that food access is shaped by multiple interacting factors that are often not directly related to food outlets’ location or what food is available at these stores” (McKinney 41). Because Mrs. Laure McKinney has come to such a similar deduction as Mr. Steven Cummins through her own means of study, their arguments can be more easily accepted as …show more content…
Steven Cummins is able to fully convey his idea that food deserts cannot be solved by adding a grocery store (Cummins 5), by being precise in his usage of ethos and logos. His profession and participation in the study over the effects of a new store in Philadelphia (Cummins 11) adds to his credibility to speak over the subject. However, he wishes to persuade the readers with more than just his credentials, but with facts as well. The article, “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert”, uses both ethos and logos to inform readers of the issue of food deserts and ways in which to improve them. By introducing this rather unknown topic Mrs. Sarah Corapi and Mr. Steven Cummins are able to inform readers of an important
The best way to persuade people to believe or accept an idea is to make them believe that they themselves came to the conclusion alone, and the best way to achieve this goal is to preset them with the information which supports the claim one is attempting to make. Mr. Steven Cummins demonstrates this skill when making the statement, “just building supermarkets to increase access will only take you half of the way in improving diet” (Cummins 16) by adding the figure “half of the way” he is able to support his claim that the addition of a grocery store does, in fact, not change the eating habits of the residents close to the grocery store. By adding an additional layer of support to his claims Mr. Steven Cummins is able to strengthen his overall argument. Another Mrs. Laura McKinney has, through his own separately conducted study, also come to the conclusion that the addition of a simple grocery store is not nearly enough to make a significant impact on food desert residents, “our study shows that food access is shaped by multiple interacting factors that are often not directly related to food outlets’ location or what food is available at these stores” (McKinney 41). Because Mrs. Laure McKinney has come to such a similar deduction as Mr. Steven Cummins through her own means of study, their arguments can be more easily accepted as …show more content…
Steven Cummins is able to fully convey his idea that food deserts cannot be solved by adding a grocery store (Cummins 5), by being precise in his usage of ethos and logos. His profession and participation in the study over the effects of a new store in Philadelphia (Cummins 11) adds to his credibility to speak over the subject. However, he wishes to persuade the readers with more than just his credentials, but with facts as well. The article, “Why it Takes More than a Grocery Store to Eliminate a Food Desert”, uses both ethos and logos to inform readers of the issue of food deserts and ways in which to improve them. By introducing this rather unknown topic Mrs. Sarah Corapi and Mr. Steven Cummins are able to inform readers of an important