Mcdonald's Argument Analysis

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The McDonald’s Debate In July of 2013, two authors, both from respected newspaper companies, wrote articles contradicting each other regarding McDonald’s. Kyle Smith, author of “The greatest food in human history,” argued on McDonalds’ behalf writing about the cost efficiency their food has for the poor and that their food surprisingly has nutritious benefits. Mark Gongloff, author of “No, The McDonald’s McDouble is Not the ‘Greatest Food in Human History,’” responds to Smith’s argument writing that in the long run, if poor people used their money for fruits and vegetables, they would not have to be so concerned about all the health risks that come with eating greasy foods. Meaning they would not have to spend a lot of their money on doctors’…show more content…
Though it seems to be very cost efficient in regards to the food itself, the economy is actually being harmed. The problems that come with eating McDonald’s all the time is health related. Since McDonald’s is actually very unhealthy, the occurrence of needing to see a doctor, dentist, etc. go up. Because of that, insurance rates go up, and in the end no one is really saving any money. Gongloff mentions that in Smith’s article he argues that fruit and vegetables are luxurious, but when truly thinking about it, is an apple, in our minds, considered a…show more content…
His points had a lot of evidence to back them up, while Smith contradicted himself multiple times. In my mind I do not consider an apple a luxury item simply because they are everywhere and honestly are not insanely priced. For a pound of apples, it is a little over a dollar, so it is not that different then a McDouble in the cost aspect but when looking at the nutrition, it is quite obvious what the better option is. McDonald's is not the “greatest food in human history,” in fact I would compare it to being one of the worst. They make so much money from selling low quality food to their customers, which in my opinion is not okay nor fair. They target the poor with their prices and availability which makes them so popular and keeps them in

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