If ever there were a newspaper headline custom-made for Jay Leno’s monologue, this was it. Kids taking on McDonald’s this week, suing the company for making them fat. Isn’t that like middle-aged men suing Porsche for making them get speeding tickets? Whatever happened to personal responsibility?Explain.

Critical analysis of Don’t blame the eater; the connection between fast food and obese kids

For this assignment, you are to write a critical analysis essay in relation to David Zinczenko’s “Don’t blame the eater; the connection between fast food and obese kids”. Read the article carefully. Once you have read and understood it, write a critical analysis that evaluates the success of the article’s argument. Your essay should have an introduction that sets out your article , supporting paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and that develop your article, and a conclusion. Be sure that your writing is carefully organized, clear and coherent, and free from mechanical error. This essay is worth 20% of your final grade.

Don’t blame the eater; the connection between fast food and obese kids
Zinczenko, David. The New York Times 152 : A3

If ever there were a newspaper headline custom-made for Jay Leno’s monologue, this was it. Kids taking on McDonald’s this week, suing the company for making them fat. Isn’t that like middle-aged men suing Porsche for making them get speeding tickets? Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

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