Fast Food Nation

By: Eric SchlosserChapter 10: Global RealizationFast Food NationMatthew DayAuthors Intentto illuminate Americas fast food chains spreading to other countries and the effect of the fast food culture on the world

Specific AssertionsFast food companies have greatly expanded their overseas businessThe American fast food industry is helping to create a homogenized international culture based on Western modernization, efficiency, and cultureThe effect of American fast food and a Western diet on overseas countriesActivists have protested and brought to court American fast food companies for corrupt business practices and unhealthy food

Given EvidenceMany points are proved through simple numbers, statistics, and dataSuch as the number of American fast food chains opened in various countries or positive correlation of obesity rates with more numerous fast food restaurantsUses the court case McDonald's Corporation v Steel & Morris to show activists are fighting against fast food chainsMcDonalds brought the activists to court for libel, or giving out false information about a company.The activists were from an organizationcalled London Greenpeace

Given EvidenceUses evidence such as advertising and the portions of fast food meals to prove that fast food is Americanizing other cultures, both culturally and physicallyDecoration in a German McDonalds is the same as dcor in an American McDonalds or a Chinese McDonaldsLittle Caesars slogan, Big! Big!A Large Coke at McDonalds is now thirty-two ounces

Author BiasData and statistics seem to be used fairly and not be skewedi.e. today it has about seventeen thousand restaurants open in more than 120 foreign countriesAuthor is trying to make an argument; the evidence given is fairly one sidedFew concessions are made that fast food could be helpfulHowever, author lets the evidence speak for itself

RelevanceThe broad nature of the chapter makes sure there is relevance to present cultureMuch of the argument is just how the fast food industry has grownThe McLibel court case likely is the precursor to similar cases in the modern day fast food industry