Monday, October 31, 2011

Should people eat organic foods?

According to this article in a personal blog by Chrys Ostrander, there are at least ten concrete reasons to eat organic foods. These reasons include environmental, personal health and overall energy saving benefits. She utilizes pathos in her argument by posting a picture of her own child eating a seemingly organic salad at the top of the page and making a specific appeal to parents. She says, "Children are, as a rule, more vulnerable to toxins than are adults...Children, we hope, do have many healthy years ahead of them." She believes that organic foods are safer, more nutritious and can actually prevent harm to the environment, such as soil erosion. She also combats the classic argument of organic foods being more expensive by saying that on a larger scale, the conventionally grown products are costing more money. She also makes several points related to the farmers. According to the author, organic farmers save energy, innovate on-farm research, and promote bio-diversity. This is just one example of an argument regarding whether or not people should eat organic foods.

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