Throughout his essay David H. Freedman keeps an authoritative tone on his subject by citing a large number of credible sources and statistics from many reputable sources. However, while Freedman’s use of said tone is backed by what is clearly a large amount of research, it seems in some key places hints of personal bias appear within the piece. The author utilizes a great deal of information from different sources in a variety of different ways. Firstly Freedman uses quotes from leading proponents of the “wholesome” food movement, such as Michael Pollan and Mark Bittman, alongside of statements made about them in the Wall Street Journal, in order to provide for himself points of contention. Secondly, in conjunction with said points, the author…
This in turn, makes any points of contention towards the men raised thereafter by Freedman extremely powerful to the audience. This is especially truen when said points of contention are coupled with data from an academic journal as reputable as the British Medical Journal, who has been publishing articles for ___ years, and is widely considered an extremely reputable source by the academic community. The author also utilizes his own personal anecdotal experiences with different types of cuisine to establish his own credibility on the topic, because he is showing the audience that he not only is a well researched and respected writer, but he is someone that has had personal experience with the subject matter. There are also many features of David Freedman’s writing style that make him seem more…
The author was widely able to be rid of bias by his use of personal, and subjective, experiences alongside of objective statistics provided by bi-partisan organizations. However while Freedman was widely able to avoid bias, there are a few key places where personal bias can be found. For example, the author asserts that wholesome food is the same as food that is low in calories, fat, sugar, and salt. The author then uses said assertion to claim that the real food movement isn’t actually accomplishing what they think they are. However, the real food movement is more so about ridding our bodies of the horrible chemicals that are often found in processed foods, than it is about eating less fat and sugar. In essence the movement is more so about an environmental, and full body wellness, than it is about removing fat and sugar from our diets. In short, David H. Freedman, the author of How Junk Food can End Obesity, continually maintains a strong level of credibility throughout his writing, despite a brief lapse in his avoidance of…