Toulmin Analysis

Claim: "A lifestyle change is something people across the world, but especially in America, which has one of the highest rates of obesity, need to consider."
Reasons:
- because Americans are already overweight
- because the current lifestyles aren't working well
- "changes in lifestyles will diminish obesity"
Evidence:
- "because Americans are already overweight"- America has one of the highest rates of obesity and though not everyone is classified as obese, a large number are.
- "because the current lifestyles aren't working well"- The attitude many have towards health, nutrition, and exercise is hindering the way they live and leading to potentially serious health issues.
- "changes in lifestyles will diminish obesity"- Obesity is a negative aspect of our society and something that is greatly frowned upon, and by changing one's lifestyle, obesity will be less likely.
Warrants:
- "because Americans are already overweight"
a. obesity is bad
b. negative effects are already occuring
- "because the current lifestyles aren't working well"
a. lifestyle choices are causing people to be overweight
- "changes in lifestyles will diminish obesity"
a. obesity is removed through change
Backing:
- "obesity is bad"- Obesity is changing our society for the worse. People's health and morale is going down and the rates of overweight citizens are causing nothing but unproductive impacts upon America.
- "negative effects are already occuring"- As a result of the way people are living, there is much more obesity than there has in previous generations and this is being continued in the upcoming generations who are living by the examples now set.
- "lifestyle choices are causing people to be overweight"- People are choosing fast food as their meals and doing very little exercise to make up for that. They don't monitor their nutrition and don't make the right choices about their bodies.
- "obesity is removed through change"- However, the rates of obesity could go down greatly if people start to live in a more positive way and make better decisions about what they eat and how they keep themselves healthy.
Revision Plan:
If I were to revise my post I would keep the claim I have already made, but I would have more concrete, factual support instead of relying on common beliefs and knowledge. For example, the warrant "obesity is bad" is one that I believe most people will agree on, I think that if I included more numbers and statistics, it would be a stronger arguement. I think my reasons about the lifestyles of Americans are realistic and something that is very clear throughout my blog. If I included a little more logos in this particular post, people would be even more convinced.