Nicole Smith
English 102
Mrs. Mikhaylova
In “The Pleasures
of Eating”, Berry’s use of vocabulary enhances the persuasive argument. Berry’s
word choice is strong and draws close attention to the topic of unhealthy food
and unconcerned consumers. Berry uses many negative words when describing
consumers. He says that the patrons of the food industry are “uncritical,
passive and dependent.” Berry generalizes the group of people he considers to
be consumers to make the names he calls them more relevant to the reader. Berry
also uses long lists of these strong words that call even more attention to the
point. In a single sentence, Berry uses 12 descriptive terms to describe food
that the audience typically eats. These words are visual and powerful, and do
not directly fit with what healthy and normal food would be described as.
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